Associations to the word «Gumption»
Adjective
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Wiktionary
GUMPTION, noun. (UK) common sense, initiative, resourcefulness
GUMPTION, noun. (US) Energy of mind and body, enthusiasm.
GUMPTION, noun. (US) Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness, guts; spunk; initiative.
GUMPTION TRAP, noun. (informal) An event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project.
Dictionary definition
GUMPTION, noun. Sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away".
GUMPTION, noun. Fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.