Definitions for pluckiness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pluck•yˈplʌk i(adj.)pluck•i•er, pluck•i•est.

  1. having or showing pluck; brave.

Origin of plucky:

1820–30

pluck′i•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness(noun)

    the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

Wiktionary

  1. pluckiness(Noun)

    The characteristic of being plucky.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pluckiness(noun)

    the quality or state of being plucky


Translations for pluckiness

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

pluckiness(noun)

courageous

a plucky young fellow.

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