Guts (Noun)
Meaning
Fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Usages
Examples
- She summoned all her guts to deliver the speech in front of the huge crowd despite being extremely nervous.
- The boxer's unbroken record was a testament to his incredible guts that he showed every time he stepped into the ring.
- It takes a lot of guts to travel to a foreign country alone with only a one-way ticket and no place to stay.
- After the tragic loss of her family, she showed remarkable guts by continuing to run the business single-handedly.
- He didn't have the brains to try skydiving for the first time, but that didn't stop him from signing up for the extreme sport.