gumption
noun
[ ˈɡʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n ]
• shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.
• "the president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job"
Similar:
initiative,
resourcefulness,
enterprise,
imagination,
imaginativeness,
ingenuity,
inventiveness,
cleverness,
astuteness,
shrewdness,
acumen,
discernment,
understanding,
reason,
wisdom,
sagacity,
sense,
common sense,
wit,
mother wit,
native wit,
native ability,
practicality,
spirit,
forcefulness,
backbone,
pluck,
mettle,
nerve,
courage,
get-up-and-go,
grit,
spunk,
oomph,
nous,
savvy,
horse sense,
loaf,
common,
smarts,
Origin:
early 18th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin.
