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How to pronounce fortitude in English?

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Type of bravery, courage, courageousness, natural virtue, braveness
Has types backbone, sand, grit, gumption, guts, moxie

Examples of fortitude

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They're young and, subsequently, lack the fortitude to properly close out games.
From the freep.com
It's the type of fortitude that has won Manly two titles in the last four years.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Who will have the moral fortitude to extend unemployment benefits in perpetuity?
From the denverpost.com
When France most needed to have the fortitude to stand, in 1940, it was wanting.
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It took fortitude, he would say, to do the opposite of what the crowd was doing.
From the economist.com
Throughout this long process, they have displayed admirable grace and fortitude.
From the googleblog.blogspot.com
It is a measure of Clinton's fortitude that he is even within striking distance.
From the time.com
I do not know if this Palestinian leadership has the fortitude to close a deal.
From the sacbee.com
In the face of all this, the Japanese have shown incredible fortitude and calm.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
More examples
  • Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
  • Courage, also known as bravery, fortitude, will, and intrepidity, is the ability to confront fear, pain, risk/danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. ...
  • The Fortitude is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, finished in 1470. It is housed in the Galleria degli Uffizi, in Florence. Fortitude is the first recorded work by Botticelli.
  • Fortitude was written by Kurt Vonnegut in 1968. The brief [19 page] play relates to the issues of robotics and the ethical dilemmas of the "cyborg's rights." It was featured in the anthology, Human-Machines: An Anthology of Stories About Cyborgs. ...
  • Fortitude was a sailing ship. In 1848-9, she carried free immigrants to Brisbane, Australia.
  • In some Christian traditions, there are four cardinal virtues: *Prudence - able to judge between actions with regard to appropriate actions at a given time *Justice - proper moderation between self-interest and the rights and needs of othersn*Restraint or Temperance - practicing self-control, ...
  • The strength or firmness of mind that enables a person to face danger, pain or despondency with stoic resolve
  • The shadow operation conceived to conceal Overlord.
  • Operational code name for the Allied deception operations prior to the invasion of Normandy