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Definition of gumption : 1. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense.
2. Megilp.
3. The art of preparing colors.

Synonyms:

signified, wisdom, industry, keystone, spine, heroics, gritstone, levelheadedness, ability, action, initiative, sand, prudence, enterprise, sense, sentiency, gallantry, tired, common sense, discretion, punch, horse sense, wit, acumen, judgment, anchor, nous, good sense, nerve, nobility, mother wit, policy, heroism, spinal column, gritrock, guts, mainstay, drive, discreetness, hustle, back, bravado, try, daring, moxie, sensation, sensory faculty, lynchpin, sagacity, bravery, push, get-up-and-go, sentience, rachis, backbone, vertebral column, linchpin, pluck, courage, grit, sensibleness

Usage examples:

• But thou'st getten no gumption. - "Sylvia's Lovers -- Complete", Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.
• " Other has the gumption," declared Sharon. - "The Wrong Twin", Harry Leon Wilson.
• But it is part of their religion that there should be no temple to Gumption, nor are there priests or professors of Gumption- Gumption being too ineffable to hit the sense of human definition and analysis. - "The Note-Books of Samuel Butler", Samuel Butler.