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Heroic people take risks to themselves to help others. There's nothing heroic about accepting $5 million to go out and run around chasing a ball, although you may show fortitude or those other qualities while you do it.
Gregg Easterbrook

Meaning of "fortitude" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORTITUDE

From Latin fortitūdō courage.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORTITUDE

fortitude  [ˈfɔːtɪˌtjuːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTITUDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fortitude is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORTITUDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fortitude

Courage

Courage is the ability and willingness to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death, or threat of death, while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement. In some traditions, fortitude holds approximately the same meaning as courage. In the Western tradition, notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers such as Aristotle, Aquinas and Kierkegaard; in the Eastern tradition, some thoughts on courage were offered by the Tao Te Ching. More recently, courage has been explored by the discipline of psychology.

Definition of fortitude in the English dictionary

The definition of fortitude in the dictionary is strength and firmness of mind; resolute endurance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORTITUDE


altitude
ˈæltɪˌtjuːd
amplitude
ˈæmplɪˌtjuːd
aptitude
ˈæptɪˌtjuːd
attitude
ˈætɪˌtjuːd
certitude
ˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd
exactitude
ɪɡˈzæktɪˌtjuːd
finitude
ˈfɪnɪˌtjuːd
gratitude
ˈɡrætɪˌtjuːd
habitude
ˈhæbɪˌtjuːd
incertitude
ɪnˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd
latitude
ˈlætɪˌtjuːd
longitude
ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd
magnitude
ˈmæɡnɪˌtjuːd
multitude
ˈmʌltɪˌtjuːd
negritude
ˈniːɡrɪˌtjuːd
plenitude
ˈplɛnɪˌtjuːd
servitude
ˈsɜːvɪˌtjuːd
solicitude
səˈlɪsɪˌtjuːd
solitude
ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd
verisimilitude
ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORTITUDE

forties
fortieth
fortifiable
fortification
fortified
fortified pa
fortified wine
fortifier
fortifies
fortify
fortifyingly
fortilage
fortis
fortissimo
fortississimo
fortitudinous
fortlet
fortnight
fortnightlies
fortnightly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORTITUDE

absolute magnitude
apparent magnitude
decrepitude
earthquake magnitude
inaptitude
ineptitude
inexactitude
infinitude
ingratitude
lassitude
line of latitude
line of longitude
order of magnitude
parallel of latitude
penal servitude
pulchritude
quietude
show-me attitude
the multitude
vicissitude
visual magnitude

Synonyms and antonyms of fortitude in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORTITUDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fortitude» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fortitude

Translation of «fortitude» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORTITUDE

Find out the translation of fortitude to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fortitude from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fortitude» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刚毅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fortaleza
570 millions of speakers

English

fortitude
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धैर्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثبات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стойкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fortaleza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketabahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Standhaftigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不屈の精神
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불굴의 의지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Santosa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghị lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனோபலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मनोधैर्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metanet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forza d´animo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

męstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стійкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καρτερία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fasthet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heltemot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fortitude

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTITUDE»

The term «fortitude» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTITUDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fortitude» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fortitude» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fortitude

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10 QUOTES WITH «FORTITUDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fortitude.
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Saint Ambrose
One of the duties of fortitude is to keep the weak from receiving injury; another, to check the wrong motions of our own souls; a third, both to disregard humiliations, and to do what is right with an even mind. All these clearly ought to be fulfilled by all Christians, and especially by the clergy.
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Desi Arnaz
I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.
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Francis Bacon
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.
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Jacqueline Bisset
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.
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Jacqueline Bisset
A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.
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Richard Carmona
A grateful world, nation and cadre of surgeons general who followed in his shadow are forever indebted to Surgeon General Koop's wisdom, fortitude, integrity and selfless service.
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Jonathan Dee
There's no path to being a writer that's applicable to everyone. Some young writers have the fortitude to work in a vacuum. For me, it was important to have some sense that my failures weren't unique.
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Gregg Easterbrook
Heroic people take risks to themselves to help others. There's nothing heroic about accepting $5 million to go out and run around chasing a ball, although you may show fortitude or those other qualities while you do it.
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Felicia Hemans
Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things.
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Hugh Howey
Ever since I was twelve, I dreamed of being an author. I just never had the fortitude to see any of my stories through to completion. I would start a book, get a few chapters in, and grow bored or get distracted by something else.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTITUDE»

Discover the use of fortitude in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fortitude and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fortitude
With early hints of the supernatural and the psychological suspense that would infuse Walpole's later work, this is an important formative work of a writer whose work deserves to be seen anew.
Hugh Walpole, 2005
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Resolve and Fortitude: Microsoft's "secret Power Broker" ...
This is the story of a German-born executive, JK, who immigrated to the United States to aid Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's top honchosto build a commanding software empire.
Joachim Kempin, 2012
3
D-day Deception: Operation Fortitude and the Normandy Invasion
A new take on D-Day, showing that the successful deception of Operation Fortitude has received more than its fair share of credit for the Normandy invasions, obscuring not just the real invasion plans, but German weaknesses that contributed ...
Mary Barbier, 2007
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Enduring Creation: Art, Pain, and Fortitude
There is also an engaging, at times moving, personal touch to the book. [I]t will appeal to a wide audience of specialists and nonspecialists alike."--Buchanan Sharp, Department of History, University of California, Santa Cruz
Nigel Jonathan Spivey, 2001
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Unwaried Patience and Fortitude: Francis Marion's Orderly Book
Francis Marion's Orderly Book is the most complete of all that still exist. The regulations for his regiment, punishments, and training of the men illustrate the life of a warrior.
Patrick O'Kelley, 2006
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Patience & Fortitude: Wherein a Colorful Cast of Determined ...
" Taking the book's grand title from the marble lions guarding the New York Public Library at 42nd Street, Basbanes both entertains and delights.
Nicholas A. Basbanes, 2003
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The Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and ...
This newly translated and streamlined compilation of the texts on prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance from the Summa Theologica II-II follows the question-and-answer format of the original while omitting almost all appeals to ...
St. Thomas Aquinas, Richard J. Regan, 2005
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With Patience and Fortitude: A Memoir
Christine Quinn's improbable journeybegan long before she becameNew York City's second-most-powerfulelected official.
Christine Quinn, 2013
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Fortitude
Simon Banks tries to get his life back together after his boss is murdered, 50 miles away from home.This story takes place in London in June 2009.
Andrew Wood, 2010
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Loyalist Resolve: Patient Fortitude in the English Civil War
This study analyzes a series of complex, ambivalent literary responses to the decades of civil turmoil in seventeenth-century England that simultaneously demanded public commitment and prompted private withdrawal.
Raymond A. Anselment, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTITUDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fortitude is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pope gushes about Paraguayan women during Mass in Caacupe
As archbishop and pope, he frequently has praised the fortitude and faith of Paraguay's women, saying they should be awarded the Nobel ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Eduardo Rodriguez Lifts Red Sox With Important Performance Vs …
If he pitches with half the intestinal fortitude Rodriguez showed Saturday, Boston will be in business. Rodriguez was presented with a challenge ... «NESN.com, Jul 15»
3
Serena Wins—Next Question, Please
... allegedly unfeminine body, rather than her tennis skills or immense psychological fortitude, that most accounted for her unparalleled success. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
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TV Q&A: 'Grey's Anatomy' seems to have a 'no jerks' policy
Q: Will “Fortitude” be back next season? How about “Broadchurch,” “Last Tango in Halifax” and “Vicious”? — JANET, BRADDOCK HILLS. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
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Police officer 'thrown to ground' during early-morning brawl in …
Two Queensland Police officers have allegedly been attacked while trying to break up a brawl in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, with one ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
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Bowls/golf: Different greens but fortitude still same
Grant Hall (left) with his father, Bob, turned to lawn bowls after a wrist injury from playing golf. PHOTO/Paul Taylor. GRANT HALL never ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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Barn on the Farm 2015: The Highlights
We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More. Privacy & Cookies Policy. Fortitude Magazine. «Fortitude Magazine, Jul 15»
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Beauty and Truth, Fountains at the New York Public Library, Flow …
You all know Patience and Fortitude. Now meet Beauty and Truth. After three dry decades, water began flowing again this week in the grand ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Hospitality Bank Holiday BBQ at Studio 338, London
... span a mammoth 18 hours; sensible footwear and an open mind are a prerequisite to this event, which Fortitude attended back last summer. «Fortitude Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Fortitude: Season One
Fortitude, Sky Atlantic's original foray into the genre, suffers from precisely that issue. Despite an impeccably selected cast and an utterly ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»

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