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1. (n.) gumption
initiative; resourcefulness.
2. gumption
courage; spunk; guts.
3. gumption
common sense; shrewdness.
Etymology: (1710–20; orig. Scots; pseudo-Latinism perh. based on gaum (see gormless ))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit
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"
2. (noun) backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption
fortitude and determination
"he didn't have the guts to try it"
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1. (noun) gumption
capacity; shrewdness; common sense
2. (noun) gumption
the art of preparing colors
3. (noun) gumption
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