Definition of gumption Gumption
/gʌˈmpʃʌn/ - [gumpshun] - gump•tion
We found 10 definitions of gumption from 6 different sources.
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What does gumption mean?
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| gumption - 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" | ||
| common sense, good sense, horse sense, sense, mother wit | ||
| sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations | ||
| logic reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" | ||
| nous common sense; "she has great social nous" | ||
| gumption - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" | ||
| backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand | ||
| fortitude strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage | ||
| colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gumption (Noun)
Energy of mind and body, enthusiasm. - gumption (Noun)
Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness, guts; spunk; initiative.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gumption (n.)
Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. - gumption (n.)
The art of preparing colors. - gumption (n.)
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gumption
gump′shun, n. sense: shrewdness: common-sense.—adj. Gump′tious. [Doubtless conn. with A.S. gýman, to observe; cf. Goth. gaumjan.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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gumption
Docility, comprehension, capacity.
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🔤- gumption, noun, singular of gumptions.
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