fortitude
for·ti·tude (fôrt′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)
noun
the strength to bear misfortune, pain, etc. calmly and patiently; firm courage
Etymology: ME < L fortitudo < fortis, strong: see fort
fortitude
n.
fortitude refers to the strength or courage that permits one to endure patiently misfortune, pain, etc. to face a calamity with fortitude; grit applies to an obstinate sort of courage that refuses to succumb under any circumstances; backbone refers to the strength of character and resoluteness that permits one to face opposition unflinchingly; pluck, like guts referred originally to visceral organs, hence pluck implies courage or a strong heart in the face of danger or difficulty and guts, a colloquial word, suggests the sort of stamina that permits one to ""stomach'' a disagreeable or frightening experience See also syn. study at patience.
Preposition: of
- character: Fortitude of character is not always found in the most likely places.
Converse of object
- show: Next day he died, having shown the greatest fortitude.
- have: I pray we have the fortitude to carry on fighting.
- display: By batting for nearly nine hours in the match he displayed a fortitude to match anything achieved in his previous 78 Tests.
- require: They will help you gain the mandate, people, and fortitude required to ensure competitive strength.
- take: You have a chance to help here, but it will take some intestinal fortitude on your part.
- exhibit: He therefore exhibits fortitude in its clearest and most perfect form.
Noun used with modifier
- sense: In this sense fortitude is a special virtue; it is the virtue of courage in adversity.
- operation: Operation Fortitude, put in place to combat alcohol-fuelled violence, has had a real impact.
Adjective modifier
- intestinal: Thank you all for the intestinal fortitude to stand for what's right, like static pages fit for the purpose!
- moral: In figures such as Martin Luther King, the world draws moral fortitude and an example of the effectiveness of non-violent struggle.
- normal: Even applying the normal fortitude to secondary victims only is the rule still justifiable?
- mental: Each of the 121 runners will be ably backed by a support team as they undertake the grueling test of physical and mental fortitude.
- great: Next day he died, having shown the greatest fortitude.
- human: December 12, 1793 London Forum ' Which is the greater Trial of human Fortitude: Treachery in a Friendship or Perfidy in Love?
Preposition: in
- face: Loyal, confident submission will give you courage, boldness, fortitude in the face of a hostile society.
The virtue of prosperity, is temperance; the virtue of adversity, is fortitude.
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