dashing vs heroic

dashing

adj
  • Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits. 

  • Chic, fashionable. 

noun
  • The action of the verb to dash. 

heroic

adj
  • Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble 

  • Courageous; displaying heroism. 

  • Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal. 

noun
  • A heroic verse. 

How often have the words dashing and heroic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )