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1. Sound practical judgment
   "gumption is not so common";
   - common sense, good sense, horse sense [informal], sense, mother wit
    
2. Fortitude and determination
   "he didn't have the gumption to try it";
   - backbone, grit, guts, moxie [N. Amer, informal], sand [N. Amer, informal], cojones [N. Amer]

Derived forms: gumptions

Type of: discernment, fortitude, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity

Encyclopedia: Gumption