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- Dictionarygumption/ˈɡʌm(p)ʃn/
noun
- 1. shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness: informal "the president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job"
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GUMPTION definition: 1. the ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation, and to do it with…. Learn more.
The meaning of GUMPTION is enterprise, initiative. How to use gumption in a sentence. Did you know?
If someone has gumption, they are able to think what it would be sensible to do in a particular situation, and they do it.
Gumption definition: initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness. See examples of GUMPTION used in a sentence.
gumption. If you have gumption, you have guts. People with gumption are determined and full of courage — and common sense, too. If you easily give up, and don't have a lot of confidence or smarts, then you are lacking in gumption. It takes gumption to get things done — especially difficult things.
Synonyms for GUMPTION: prudence, wisdom, sense, wit, discretion, intelligence, brains, insight; Antonyms of GUMPTION: indiscretion, imprudence, stupidity, idiocy, foolishness, shortsightedness, carelessness, senselessness
Define gumption. gumption synonyms, gumption pronunciation, gumption translation, English dictionary definition of gumption. n. Informal 1. Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness. 2. Guts; spunk. 3. Common sense. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...
