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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 | ||
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