gumption

n. Informal

1. Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness.
2. Guts; spunk.
3. Common sense.

[Scots.]

noun

1. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts: drive, enterprise, hustle, initiative, punch. Informal get-up-and-go, push. See action/inaction, tired/fresh, try.
2. The ability to make sensible decisions: common sense, judgment, sense, wisdom. Informal horse sense. See ability/inability.

n

Definition: nerve, initiative
Antonyms: cowardice, naivety

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: sound practical judgment
  Synonyms: common sense, good sense, horse sense, sense, mother wit

Meaning #2: (informal) fortitude and determination
  Synonyms: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand

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Gumption

Dansk (Danish)
n. - gåpåmod, foretagsomhed, omløb i hovedet

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondernemingslust, lef, gezond verstand, pienterheid

Français (French)
n. - jugeote, cran

Deutsch (German)
n. - Initiative, praktische Veranlagung, gesunder Menschenverstand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μυαλό, νιονιό, ευρηματικότητα

Italiano (Italian)
spirito d'iniziativa, iniziativa, intelligenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - iniciativa (f), presença (f) de espírito

Русский (Russian)
смекалка

Español (Spanish)
n. - iniciativa, pujanza, brío, sentido común, seso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sunt förnuft

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
魄力, 进取心, 精力, 精明

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 魄力, 進取心, 精力, 精明

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 진취성, 처세술, 물감 섞는 법

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 積極性, 進取の気性, 世智, 常識, えのぐ調合法

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نباهه, ذكاء, مبادرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תבונה, תושייה, שכל, פיקחות‬

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