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- Dictionarygumption/ˈɡʌm(p)ʃn/
noun
- 1. shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness: informal "the president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job"
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GUMPTION definition: 1. the ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation, and to do it with…. Learn more.
The meaning of GUMPTION is enterprise, initiative. How to use gumption in a sentence. Did you know?
GUMPTION meaning: 1. the ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation, and to do it with…. Learn more.
People with gumption are determined and full of courage — and common sense, too. If you easily give up, and don't have a lot of confidence or smarts, then you are lacking in gumption. It takes gumption to get things done — especially difficult things.
If someone has gumption, they are able to think what it would be sensible to do in a particular situation, and they do it.
Define gumption. gumption synonyms, gumption pronunciation, gumption translation, English dictionary definition of gumption. n. Informal 1. Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness. 2. Guts; spunk. 3. Common sense. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...
Gumption definition: initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness. See examples of GUMPTION used in a sentence.
/ˈɡʌmpʃn/ [uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal) the intelligence needed to know what to do in a particular situation. He didn’t have the gumption to keep his mouth shut. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
If someone has gumption, they are able to think what it would be sensible to do in a particular situation, and they do it.
What does the noun gumption mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun gumption . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
