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Gumption   /gˈəmpʃən/   Listen
Gumption

noun
1.
Sound practical judgment.  Synonyms: common sense, good sense, horse sense, mother wit, sense.  "He hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples" , "Fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
2.
Fortitude and determination.  Synonyms: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand.





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"Gumption" Quotes from Famous Books



... friends,' as you call them, keep themselves self-respecting girls without getting themselves talked about, and that's more than I can say of my sister. If ma had the right kind of gumption with you, she'd put a stop to ...
— Gaslight Sonatas • Fannie Hurst


Words linked to "Gumption" :   sagaciousness, mother wit, road sense, nous, fortitude, sagacity, judgment, discernment, colloquialism, logic, judgement


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