PLUCKINESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

Synonyms:

gutsiness; pluck; pluckiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("pluckiness" is a kind of...):

fearlessness (the trait of feeling no fear)

Derivation:

plucky (showing courage)

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