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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryfor·ti·tude \ˈfȯr-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin fortitudin-, fortitudo,from fortis DATE 12th century1. strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage2. obsolete : strengthEnglish Etymologyfortitude 1422, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. fortitude, from L. fortitudo "strength," from fortis "strong, brave" (see fort).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7fortitudefor·ti·tude / 5fC:titju:d; NAmE 5fC:rtEtu:d / noun[U] (formal) courage shown by sb who is suffering great pain or facing great difficulties (在巨大痛苦或困难面前表现出的)勇气,胆量,刚毅 SYN bravery , courage Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun a quality of character combining courage and staying power FF1C;she bore up under all her problems with admirable fortitudeFF1E; Synonyms: backbone, grit, guts, intestinal fortitude, ||moxie, nerve, sand, spunk; compare COURAGE Related Words: courage, mettle, pith, resoluteness, resolution, spirit, stick-to-itiveness, tenacity; boldness, bravery, courageousness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, intrepidity, valiancy, valor, valorousness; endurance, stamina, strength; constancy, determination, perseverance; bottom Contrasted Words: cowardliness, fearfulness, timidity, timorousness; faintheartedness, milksoppiness, weakness; cowardice, yellowness Antonyms: pusillanimityWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedfor·ti·tude\ˈfȯ(r)d.əˌtüd, -)təˌ-, -ə.ˌtyüd\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fortitudo, from fortis strong + -tudo -tude — more at fort1. obsolete : strength, impregnability < the fortitude of the place is best known to you — Shakespeare >2. : the strength or firmness of mind that enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency :passive courage : resolute endurance < had borne her mother's death … with quiet fortitude — Ellen Glasgow > < the temporary fortitude they had gained from the jug — Irwin Shaw >Synonyms: grit, backbone, pluck, guts, sand. Although these terms are often used interchangeably, the following distinctions may be made: fortitude usually indicates blended resolute courage, firm behavior, and power of prolonged endurance under duress < a life of unremitting physical toil and mental anxiety combined with miserable health … no small test of fortitude — John Buchan > < deepest admiration of Welch's fortitude and indomitable spirit during these months when he was slowly dying of cancer — Eleanor M. Sickels > grit usually blends strength, mental firmness, and a hard or indomitable endurance of deprivation or distress < the foot soldier will still have to advance against strongly entrenched and fanatical troops, through sheer grit and fighting skill — H.S.Truman > backbone may indicate resolute ability and determined independence in confronting opposition or difficulty without quailing < the man's backbone and perseverance did not fail him once in all the years of poverty and discouragement > < like conscience-stricken dogs they lost backbone, and visibly were in a condition to submit to anything — Kenneth Roberts > pluck usually applies to game stoutheartedness in the face of danger or willingness to continue fighting against odds < the energy, fortitude, and dogged perseverance that we technically style pluck — E.G.Bulwer-Lytton > < what indomitable courage he had, how fearless he was in the midst of danger, how keen and wary in his dealing with an enemy, and how full of resources and pluck when difficulties arose — H.E.Scudder > guts, usually forceful and sometimes considered vulgar, indicates vigorous stamina in confronting and coping with what alarms, repels, discourages, or enervates < he could tell by the set of Bill's mouth that sheer guts was all that kept him hanging to that bull's head now — F.B.Gipson > < what bothered him was not the superzealot attackers so much as the lack of plain old-fashioned guts on the part of the people who give in to them — Elmer Davis > sand is a close synonym of grit, occasionally somewhat weaker in its implications < a fine personality, the teacher type; needs more sand in his blood; inclined to be apologetic — H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker >

Fortitude Courage Noun From Danger Pain Endurance Usually