Gumption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sound practical judgment

fortitude and determination

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌmpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌmpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌmpʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌmpʃən/.

Examples

Common sense is not so common
he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
fortunately she had the good sense to run away

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sense backbone grit guts mother wit good sense horse sense sand moxie common sense

Parts of Speech

noun	sound practical judgment “Common sense is not so common”
noun	fortitude and determination “he didn't have the guts to try it”

Word Forms

commonsensical	adjective	exhibiting native good judgment
sense	verb	comprehend
gritty	adjective	willing to face danger
gutsy	adjective	marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -Judith Crist

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grips

fundiertes praktisches Urteilsvermögen

🇫🇷French

jugeote

bon jugement pratique

🇪🇸Spanish

listeza

buen juicio práctico

🇮🇹Italian

buon senso

buon giudizio pratico

🇳🇱Dutch

tandvlees

gezond praktisch oordeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

coragem

bom julgamento prático

🇷🇺Russian

смекалка

здравое практическое суждение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तर्कशीलता

सटीक व्यावहारिक निर्णय

🇧🇩Bengali

ঠাট্টা

শব্দ ব্যবহারিক রায়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊக்கம்

நல்ல நடைமுறை தீர்ப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

గంప్షన్

మంచి ఆచరణాత్మక తీర్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

लबाडी

योग्य व्यावहारिक निर्णय

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગમ્પશન

યોગ્ય વ્યવહારુ ચુકાદો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಮ್ಮಸ್ಸು

ಉತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ತೀರ್ಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗംപ്ഷൻ

നല്ല പ്രായോഗിക വിധി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਸਾ

ਸਹੀ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਨਿਰਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گپ شپ

درست عملی فیصلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

进取心

合理的实际判断

🇯🇵Japanese

ガンプション

健全な実際的な判断

🇰🇷Korean

적극성

건전한 현실적 판단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự can đảm

phán đoán thực tế hợp lý

🇹🇭Thai

การเคี้ยว

การตัดสินที่เป็นประโยชน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecerdasan

penilaian praktis yang masuk akal

🇲🇾Malay

gumpalan

pertimbangan praktikal yang mantap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النباهة

الحكم العملي السليم

🇮🇷Persian

گومپشن

قضاوت عملی صحیح

🇹🇷Turkish

girişkenlik

sağlam pratik yargı

🇮🇱Hebrew

גאמפציה

שיפוט מעשי

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