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Antonyms for grit

Grammar : Noun
Spell : grit
Phonetic Transcription : grɪt

Definition of grit

Origin :
  • Old English greot "sand, dust, earth, gravel," from Proto-Germanic *greutan "tiny particles of crushed rock" (cf. Old Saxon griot, Old Frisian gret, Old Norse grjot "rock, stone," German Grieß "grit, sand"), from PIE *ghreu- "rub, grind" (cf. Lithuanian grudas "corn, kernel," Old Church Slavonic gruda "clod"). Sense of "pluck, spirit" first recorded American English, 1808.
  • noun particles of dirt
  • noun courage, determination
Example sentences :
  • He's got to be flattered up, an' have some grit put into him.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • For thrift, grit and perseverance, are a few of the rough grains in his character.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Peel the mushrooms; rinse them to remove any grit, and cut off the ends of the stalks.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Put them into a jar one by one, that none of the grit may stick to them; and when cold, cover them with the pickle thus made.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Says it's nothin' but just grit and hang-on that keeps him alive.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Came a night at last when stamina and hope and grit won the long, long fight.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • They, perhaps, admired his grit, his optimism; admired while they pitied.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • Wanted Mrs. Blake to wait and come on later; but talk about grit!
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • The most I could do was to resist the pull, to grit my teeth and cling to the advantage I had.
  • Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
  • Still they proved their grit by keeping on, as if determined to stick it out.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas

Synonyms for grit

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