English noun: gumption | |||
1. | gumption (cognition) sound practical judgment | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | common sense, good sense, horse sense, mother wit, sense | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | logic, nous, road sense | ||
2. | gumption (attribute) fortitude and determination | ||
Samples | He didn't have the guts to try it. | ||
Synonyms | backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fortitude | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||