FORTITUDE
\fˈɔːtɪtjˌuːd], \fˈɔːtɪtjˌuːd], \f_ˈɔː_t_ɪ_t_j_ˌuː_d]\
Definitions of FORTITUDE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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Power to resist attack; strength; firmness.
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That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble.
By Oddity Software
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Power to resist attack; strength; firmness.
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That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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That strength of mind or courage which enables a person to bear up calmly under opposition, adversity, or affliction.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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That power of mind which enables a person to act or suffer with patience, and without flinching or complaining; endurance; resolution.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Latin] Strength of mind; courage; magnanimity;—power to confront trial, loss, or adversity; strength to endure pain or suffering;—resolution; firmness; unshaken confidence; capacity to meet danger or difficulty with calm or cool purpose.
By Thomas Sheridan
