noun
fortitude
FAW-tiht-yood
noun
1
Mental strength that helps someone face hardship or danger with courage.
"She faced the diagnosis with remarkable fortitude."
How to Use Fortitude
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe inner strength to keep going through pain or difficulty.
Common pairings
show fortitude
moral fortitude
face something with fortitude
Word Forms
fortitudes plural
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Etymology
From Latin fortitudo, "strength or bravery," from fortis, "strong."