Mettle (Noun)
Meaning
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The marathon runner showed great mettle in finishing the grueling 26-mile course despite her injury.
- After losing her job, she proved her mettle by starting her own successful business.
- The boxer's mettle was tested in the final round, but he refused to give up.
- It takes a lot of mettle to face your fears and skydive for the first time.
- The team's mettle was put to the test in the championship game, but they came out on top.