Grit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

fortitude and determination

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈɪt/.

Examples

he didn't have the guts to try it
grit roads
grit one's teeth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

backbone gritstone guts gumption sand gritrock moxie

Parts of Speech

noun	a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
noun	fortitude and determination “he didn't have the guts to try it”
verb	cover with a grit “grit roads”
verb	clench together “grit one's teeth”

Word Forms

gritty	adjective	composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
grit	verb	cover with a grit
gutsy	adjective	marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -Judith Crist
grit	noun	a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Streugut

ein harter, grobkörniger Kieselsandstein

🇫🇷French

grincer

un grès siliceux dur à gros grains

🇪🇸Spanish

arena

una arenisca silícea dura de grano grueso

🇮🇹Italian

grinta

un'arenaria silicea dura a grana grossa

🇳🇱Dutch

korrel

een harde, grofkorrelige kiezelhoudende zandsteen

🇵🇹Portuguese

areia

um arenito silicoso duro e de granulação grossa

🇷🇺Russian

стойкость

твердый крупнозернистый кремнистый песчаник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धैर्य

एक कठोर मोटे दाने वाला सिलिसियस बलुआ पत्थर

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রিট

একটি শক্ত মোটা-দানাযুক্ত সিলিসিয়াস বেলেপাথর

🇮🇳Tamil

கிரிட்

கடினமான கரடுமுரடான சிலிசியஸ் மணற்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రిట్

గట్టి ముతక-కణిత సిలిసియస్ ఇసుకరాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

काजळी

कठोर खरखरीत सिलिसयुक्त वाळूचा खडक

🇮🇳Gujarati

કપચી

સખત બરછટ દાણાવાળો સિલિસીસ રેતીનો પથ્થર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಿಟ್

ಒಂದು ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಒರಟಾದ-ಧಾನ್ಯದ ಸಿಲಿಸಿಯಸ್ ಮರಳುಗಲ್ಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രിറ്റ്

കടുപ്പമുള്ള പരുക്കൻ-ധാന്യമുള്ള സിലിസിയസ് മണൽക്കല്ല്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

砂砾

坚硬的粗粒硅质砂岩

🇯🇵Japanese

グリット

硬くて粗粒の珪質砂岩

🇰🇷Korean

모래

단단하고 거친 규산질 사암

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sạn

đá sa thạch silic hạt thô cứng

🇹🇭Thai

ขบ

หินทรายทรายเนื้อหยาบแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggertakkan

batupasir mengandung silika berbutir kasar dan keras

🇲🇾Malay

pasir

batu pasir silika berbutir kasar keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حصى

حجر رملي سيليسي صلب خشن الحبيبات

🇮🇷Persian

شن

یک ماسه سنگ سیلیسی دانه درشت سخت

🇹🇷Turkish

kum

sert iri taneli silisli kumtaşı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָצָץ

אבן חול סיליקית קשה עם גרגיר גס

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'grit'?

The primary meaning of 'grit' is 'a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'grit' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'grit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'grit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'grit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'grit' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'grit' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'grit' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'grit' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'grit' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'grit' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted