(n.) That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble.
Example Sentences:
(1) It has been a season where you learn about yourself, it teaches you about your own mental fortitude and resilience.
(2) I get the frustration and the level of trust that we’ve lost as a result of that incident.” O’Donnell said ABF would continue to conduct checks of immigration status “driven by intelligence” but not in the manner forecast by Operation Fortitude.
(3) So far Greeks have shown remarkable fortitude in the face of such adversity.
(4) Dangerous lists the external threats to American security (the Middle East, North Korea and Islamic State but no Russia, naturally), then accuses Clinton of lacking fortitude with footage of her recent public faint and of her coughing.
(5) Communities in west Africa continue to suffer from the crisis with remarkable fortitude and finally the rich world has committed significant finance and resources to support critical public health measures, and progress in the search for treatments is encouraging.
(6) Jamaican governments haven't been known for their fortitude.
(7) It would send the signal that we did not have the moral resolve and political fortitude to see through what we ourselves have described as a national security imperative."
(8) He said: "There is fortitude and joie de vivre here - the ability to celebrate life in spite of many problems."
(9) The match had not gone as Arsenal had intended, but the fortitude was still memorable.
(10) But 4Children warned that this "impressive fortitude" may not be sustainable in the long run.
(11) Klein helped to nurse her for six months and was inspired by the fortitude and spirit her mother showed in her partial rehabilitation, and the strength she discovered in herself.
(12) "The so-called rebels are very few in number, not substantial and they lack the most critically important feature in democratic politics – what Churchill called intestinal fortitude – guts," Kinnock said.
(13) Even at such a time, even the most deeply bereaved can demonstrate extraordinary fortitude,” he said.
(14) He needed to prove himself; and the real test of both his editorship and fortitude was the Suez crisis of 1956.
(15) He asks for privacy during the next few weeks and he emphasises that he is contrite and faces punishment with fortitude and remorse."
(16) It outlines some of the suffering and distress of having the disorder, some of the efforts and techniques used in trying to understand and cope with the disorder, the fortitude and endurance required, the difficulty in seeking and accepting treatment and some of the sufferer's hopes for a better future.
(17) In the grouping of past-oriented thought,” he says, “nostalgia stands out as adaptive.” In community experiments, research suggests that nostalgia helps build resources like optimism or inspiration or creativity, which are correlated with mental fortitude.
(18) Williams praised the victim’s bravery in coming forward, saying: “She has continued to show courage and fortitude … and the court wishes her good fortune for the future – which she so richly deserves.” Forced marriage was criminalised under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, which came into force last June.
(19) So I think just in general, for the group to have the fortitude that they showed to get back to this spot, I think speaks volumes about how they’re constituted and what kind of fibre they have.” It was clear that San Antonio were galvanised by the traumatic nature of their loss to Miami in 2013 - as well as aided by flaccid efforts from Miami's supporting cast, which made the Heat over-reliant on James.
(20) Boys are trained to be more aggressive, show more fortitude, and be more self-reliant than girls; girls are trained to be more industrious, responsible, obedient, and sexually restrained than boys.
Intrepidness
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) In a memo to AP staff, AP President Gary Pruitt remembered Niedringhaus as "spirited, intrepid and fearless, with a raucous laugh that we will always remember."
(2) The same intrepid, almost naive, fascination with a world shrouded in the icy fog of snobbery, deference, and class-consciousness animated Sampson.
(3) But the streets still have names such as Constitution Avenue and Intrepid Lane.
(4) From intrepid turtles to pioneering jellyfish, a host of animals have made their mark as the unsung heroes of space exploration.
(5) Clinton spent her preceding half-hour grilling on the Intrepid defending herself on her lax handling of classified information, a situation that a former navy lieutenant in the audience correctly observed would spell doom for a low-ranking service member.
(6) Pity the intrepid souls at Plastic Logic, who invented another reader, about to be launched any month now but which is ever so slightly, er, black and white.
(7) November In Mexico, the traditional Dia De Los Muertos festivities kicked off, and our intrepid reporter Kevin Rushby was there to capture the scenes.
(8) Once on the water, you have your way mapped out in the most unambiguous way, yet still feel intrepid.
(9) He was bright, intrepid, determined and full of character ... A very talented footballer and magnificent marine he had a lot to be proud of, yet I knew him to be an affable, generous, loyal and modest young man."
(10) It is particularly appropriate for an assemblage of protozoologists to pay homage to this intrepid "philosopher in little things," a man with an insatiable curiosity about his wee animalcules, on the tricentenary of his discovery of them, since it was an event of such long-lasting significance.
(11) He went down in the Hudson River abeam the Intrepid," he said, referring to a World War II-era aircraft carrier moored on the river as a museum.
(12) Fragments of medical information are recorded in the diaries of those early, intrepid explorers, such as Albert Cook, Henry Stanley, David Livingstone, and Albert Schweitzer.
(13) In recent years, some intrepid middle-class Indian and foreign expatriate cyclists have begun to brave Delhi's roads.
(14) In the meantime, however, the intrepid can play at being Indiana Jones at undeveloped sites on Phnom Kulen, and temple cities such as Beng Mealea and Koh Ker – and let their imaginations run wild.
(15) Ever since China reopened its doors to American releases in 1994, with the intrepid cultural ambassador that was The Fugitive, studios have fought hard to capture a fair share of the country's immense cinema audience, with artistic integrity often taking a back seat to the demands of a strict review board.
(16) Her literary path took her in the opposite direction to that of a fellow intrepid chronicler of the 20th century, JG Ballard .
(17) Supporters say they are the intrepid figureheads of a flourishing youth movement that is seeking an urgently-needed rupture with China’s authoritarian rulers.
(18) On MSNBC, he was asked if he had convinced his intrepid Iowan to vote for him in the state caucus, which kicks off the 2016 presidential contest on 1 February .
(19) The intrepid prehistoric hunter (Otzi) who was lost on a high mountain 5000 years ago and found last year was certainly an exception.
(20) In Poland, I remember Marta Krzystofowicz from those times as a graceful, intrepid conspirator for freedom.