noun
a quality of character combining courage and staying power
she bore up under all her problems with admirable fortitude
Synonyms: backbone, grit, guts, intestinal fortitude, ||moxie, nerve, sand, spunk; compare courage
Related Word: courage, mettle, pith, resoluteness, resolution, spirit, stick-to-itiveness, tenacity; boldness, bravery, courageousness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, intrepidity, valiancy, valor, valorousness; endurance, stamina, strength; constancy, determination, perseverance; bottom
Contrasted words: cowardliness, fearfulness, timidity, timorousness; faintheartedness, milksoppiness, weakness; cowardice, yellowness
Antonyms: pusillanimity