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Definition of gumption

fortitude and determination; "he didn''t have the guts to try it"
sound practical judgment; "I can''t see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn''t got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

Similar Words: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, common sense, good sense, horse sense, sense, mother wit

Hyponyms: logic, nous, road sense

Derivational Morphology: sense

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