gumption
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ʃən noun Informal.
1.
initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
2.
courage; spunk; guts: It takes gumption to quit a high-paying job.
3.
common sense; shrewdness.
Origin:
1710–20; orig. Scots
1710–20; orig. Scots
Related forms
gump·tion·less, adjective
gump·tious, adjective
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gumption (ˈɡʌmpʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) common sense or resourcefulness |
| 2. | initiative or courage: you haven't the gumption to try |
| [C18: originally Scottish, of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
gumption
1719, Scottish, "common sense, shrewdness," also "drive, initiative," possibly connected with M.E. gome "attention, heed," from O.N. gaumr "heed." Originally "common sense, shrewdness," sense of "initiative" is first recorded 1812.
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