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fortitude

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for·ti·tude  (fôrt-td, -tyd)
n.
Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage.

[Middle English, from Latin fortitd, from fortis, strong; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

forti·tudi·nous (-tdn-s, -tyd-) adj.

fortitude
Noun
calm and patient courage in trouble or pain [Latin fortitudo courage]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fortitude - strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
natural virtue - (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
guts, moxie, backbone, grit, gumption, sand - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

fortitude
Translations

fortitude [ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd] nfortaleza
fortitude [ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd] ncourage m, force f d'âme
fortitude [ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd] ninnere Kraft or Stärke f
fortitude [ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd] nforza d'animo

fortitude
n fortitude [ˈfoːtitjuːd]
courage and endurance He showed great fortitude during his long illness.vasberadenheidجَلَد، صَبْرиздържливостstatečnosttapperhed; karakterstyrkedie Stärkeκαρτερία, ψυχικό σθένοςfortaleza, valormeelekindlusشکیباییmielenlujuuscourageגְּבוּרָהधैर्यunutrašnja snaga, izdržljivostállhatatosságketabahanhugrekkiforza, coraggio不屈の精神불굴의 정신, 꿋꿋함dvasios tvirtybėgara spēks; izturībasemangatgeestkrachtmot, fatning, sjelsstyrkehartcoragemtărie de caracterсила духаodvaha (a trpezlivosť)trdnosthrabrost[] tålamod, tapperhetความอดทนcesaret ve dayanıklılık剛毅сила духуدلیری، جراءت مندیsự chịu đựng ngoan cường

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Altho' I cannot agree with you in supposing that I shall never again be exposed to Misfortunes as unmerited as those I have already experienced, yet to avoid the imputation of Obstinacy or ill-nature, I will gratify the curiosity of your daughter; and may the fortitude with which I have suffered the many afflictions of my past Life, prove to her a useful lesson for the support of those which may befall her in her own.
"I knew your fortitude would give out after a while," said the American Statesman, delighted; "your agony attests my political power.
Yet, for all his hardy sobriety and fortitude, there were certain qualities in him which at times affected, and in some cases seemed well nigh to overbalance all the rest.
 
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