- gump|tion
- gump|tion «GUHMP shuhn», noun. Informal.2. common sense; good judgment.╂[originally Scottish; origin uncertain]
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gump·tion — /ˈgʌmpʃən/ noun [noncount] informal : courage and confidence It took a lot of gumption to speak up for yourself like that … Useful english dictionary
gump — gump·tion; gump·tious; rum·ble·gump·tion; gump; gump·tious·ly; rum·el·gump·tion; … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
gump — n American 1. a foolish, clumsy person, a simpleton. This widespread term pre dated the 1994 film Forrest Gump. It originated in Yorkshire English dialect, in which it denoted a dolt and was probably related to the colloquial gumption . 2. a male … Contemporary slang
gumption — gump·tion … English syllables
gumption — gump•tion [[t]ˈgʌmp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) inf initiative; resourcefulness 2) inf courage; spunk; guts 3) inf common sense; shrewdness • Etymology: 1710–20; orig. Scots; pseudo Latinism perh. based on gaum (see gormless) gump′tion•less, adj. gump′tious,… … From formal English to slang
gumption — gump|tion [ˈgʌmpʃən] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from gome attention (13 19 centuries), from Old Norse gaumr] the ability and determination to decide what needs to be done and to do it ▪ At least she had the gumption to phone me … Dictionary of contemporary English
gumption — gump|tion [ gʌmpʃən ] noun uncount the quality of being sensible and brave enough to do the right thing in a difficult situation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rum — ag·a·rum; am·bu·lac·rum; an·ti·se·rum; as·a·rum; as·cy·rum; au·rum; bo·no·rum; bun·ga·rum; bu·pleu·rum; ci·trov·o·rum; cne·o·rum; cock·a·lo·rum; de·co·rum; di·spo·rum; du·rum; er·i·oph·o·rum; fag·o·py·rum; fal·cip·a·rum; fer·rum; fo·rum;… … English syllables
Gumption — Gump tion, n. [OE. gom, gome, attention; akin to AS. ge[ o]mian, gyman, to regard, observe, gyme care, OS. gomean to heed, Goth. gaumjan to see, notice.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] One does not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
