for|ti|tude

for|ti|tude
for|ti|tude «FR tuh tood, -tyood», noun.
1. courage in facing pain, danger, or trouble; firmness of spirit: »

She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude (Dickens). Adamantine fortitude, which sustained without flinching a mountain of responsibility (John Lothrop Motley).

SYNONYM(S): endurance, bravery, resolution. See syn. under patience. (Cf.patience)
2. Obsolete. physical strength.
[< Latin fortitūdō < fortis strong]

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