grit
The mental toughness that keeps a person going through hardship, setbacks, or long, dull stretches of effort without giving up.
Forms
- plural
- grits
Examples
- Mary showed real grit by finishing the marathon despite the rain and her aching knees.
- It takes grit to practice the same scales every morning for a year.
- James admired the grit of his teammates, who kept training even after losing the first three matches.