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GUMPTION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fortitude and determinationplay

Example:

he didn't have the guts to try it

Synonyms:

backbone; grit; gumption; guts; moxie; sand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gumption" is a kind of...):

fortitude (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sound practical judgmentplay

Example:

fortunately she had the good sense to run away

Synonyms:

common sense; good sense; gumption; horse sense; mother wit; sense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("gumption" is a kind of...):

discernment; judgement; judgment; sagaciousness; sagacity (the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gumption"):

logic (reasoned and reasonable judgment)

nous (common sense)

road sense (good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road)

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