Grit Definition

grĭt
grits, gritted, gritting
noun
grits
Rough, hard particles of sand, stone, etc.
Webster's New World
The texture of stone, with regard to the fineness or coarseness of its grain.
Webster's New World
Any of several sandstones with large, sharp grains, often used for grindstones.
Webster's New World
Stubborn courage; brave perseverance; pluck.
Webster's New World
A member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
grits, gritted, gritting
To clench or grind (the teeth) in anger or determination.
Webster's New World
To cover or treat with grit.
American Heritage
To make a grating sound.
Webster's New World
adjective
(Canada, politics) Of or belonging to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Grit

Noun

Singular:
grit
Plural:
grits

Origin of Grit

  • With early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēot, from Proto-Germanic *greutą (compare German Grieß, Swedish gryta), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr-eu-d- (compare Lithuanian grúodas ‘frost; frozen street dirt’, Serbo-Croatian grȕda ‘lump’).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English gryt ‘bran, chaff’, from Old English grytt, from Proto-Germanic *grutją ‘coarsely ground bits’ (compare Dutch grut, German Grütze), ablaut variant of Proto-Indo-European *gʰr-eu-d-. See above.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English gret sand from Old English grēot

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Canadian. From the Clear Grits.

    From Wiktionary

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