fortitude

(fôr'tĭ-tūd', -tyūd')
n.
Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage.

[Middle English, from Latin fortitūdō, from fortis, strong.]

fortitudinous for'ti·tu'di·nous (-tūd'n-əs, -tyūd'-) adj.

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noun

The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely: braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor. Informal spunk, spunkiness. Slang gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie. See fear/courage.

n

Definition: strength of mind; guts
Antonyms: cowardice, helplessness, weakness

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kraft, mod, sjælsstyrke

Nederlands (Dutch)
standvastigheid

Français (French)
n. - force morale

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stärke, Standhaftigkeit, Mut

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευψυχία, ηθικό/ψυχικό σθένος, καρτερία, σθεναρότητα, θάρρος

Italiano (Italian)
fermezza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - firmeza (f)

Русский (Russian)
стойкость, сила духа

Español (Spanish)
n. - firmeza, constancia, entereza, fortaleza, ánimo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mod, sinnesstyrka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刚毅, 不屈不挠, 坚毅

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 剛毅, 不屈不撓, 堅毅

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 꿋꿋함, 꺾이지 않음

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 剛勇, 勇気, 堅忍

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثبات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אומץ, גבורה, קור-רוח‬

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