Gumption Definition

gŭmpshən
noun
Courage and initiative; enterprise and boldness.
Webster's New World
Shrewdness in practical matters; common sense.
Webster's New World
Guts; spunk.
American Heritage
Energy of mind and body, enthusiasm.
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Origin of Gumption

  • Scots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gumption Sentence Examples

  • I want to put a little gumption into what we do!

  • But I hope I'd have the gumption not to rationalize my actions by pretending I believed what I did was right.

  • He knew full well that they did not have the gumption to test anything.

  • Mix a little sincerity and gumption in your hard-line approach, and perhaps you'll get somewhere and not antagonize others.

  • He criticized us for ` lacking the gumption ' to find things to do.

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GGUGUM

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NONION

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