| Main Entry: | fortitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength of mind; guts |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, boldness, braveness, bravery, constancy, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, determination, endurance, fearlessness, firmness, grit, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, intrepidity, mettle, moxie, nerve, patience, perseverance, pith, pluck, resoluteness, resolution, spine, spirit, spunk, stamina, starch, staying power, stick-to-itiveness, stomach, stoutheartedness, tenacity, true grit, valiancy, valor, valorousness, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, helplessness, weakness |
| Main Entry: | prowess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bravery |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, boldness, courage, daring, dauntlessness, fearlessness, gallantry, grit, guts*, heart*, heroism, intrepidity, mettle, moxie*, nerve, pluck, right stuff, spunk, starch, stomach*, stuff*, true grit, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, weakness |
| Main Entry: | spunk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage, nerve |
Synonyms: |
backbone, determination, doggedness, fortitude, gameness, grit, gumption*, guts*, intestinal fortitude, mettle, moxie*, pluck, resolution, spirit, toughness, true grit |
Antonyms: |
cowardice |
| Main Entry: | tenacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | diligence, stubbornness |
Synonyms: |
application, backbone, chutzpah*, clock, courage, determination, doggedness, firmness, grit, guts*, gutsiness, guttiness, heart*, inflexibility, intestinal fortitude, intransigence, moxie*, nerve, obduracy, obstinacy, perseverance, persistence, pertinacity, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, spunk, starch, staunchness, steadfastness, stick-to-itiveness, stomach*, strength of purpose, true grit, what it takes, willfulness |
Antonyms: |
indifference, irresolution, slackness, weakness |
| Concept: | Tenacity. |
| Category: | 1. Solid Matter |
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-nouns
tenacity, toughness, strength; (cohesion); grip, grasp, stickiness, (cohesion) [more]; sequacity; stubbornness (obstinacy); glue, cement, glutinousness, sequaciousness, viscidity, (semiliquididty) [more]., leather; white leather, whitleather; gristle, cartilage.
-verbs
be tenacious; resist fracture.
-adjectives
tenacious, tough, strong, resisting, sequacious, stringy, gristly; cartilaginous, leathery, coriaceous, tough as whitleather; stubborn (obstinate).
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Antonyms: |
brittleness |
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