Gumption
Gumption noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.
Usage example: that girl has no more gumption than a grasshopper and is likely to marry the first man who comes along
Nous is a synonym for gumption (British) in common sense topic. In some cases you can use "Nous" instead a noun "Gumption", when it comes to topics like get-up-and-go.
Nous
Nous noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.
Usage example: an Oxford don who was long on erudition but a little short on everyday nous
Mutual synonyms
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