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Grammar : Noun

Spell : fawr-ti-tood, -tyood

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud

Definition of fortitude

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French fortitude, from Latin fortitudo "strength, force, firmness," from fortis "strong, brave" (see fort).

noun strength of mind; guts

Example sentences :

But Uncle Peter had already put in some hard winters, and was not wanting in fortitude.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Till then we must submit with what fortitude and cheerfulness we may.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

I begin to fear that all my fortitude is mistaken for indifference.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Your temper, fortitude, and persevering affection, have now their just reward.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Edwin had the fortitude of a hero, but he had also the feelings of a man.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

I shall not enter into a minute detail of temptations which assailed my fortitude.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

It persists; it is of an undaunted boldness and of a fortitude not to be wearied out.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

It says something for his fortitude that in all the circumstances he should still have had a mind at all.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

I summoned all my resolution, all my fortitude; but in vain.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

What fortitude was it, I wondered, that kept the old man outwardly so calm?
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

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