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    mettle
    /ˈmɛtl/

    noun

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMETTLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    METTLE definition: 1. ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult: 2. ability and…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mettleMettle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of METTLE is vigor and strength of spirit or temperament. How to use mettle in a sentence. Is mettle Connected to Metal? Synonym Discussion of Mettle.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMETTLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult: The team showed / proved its mettle in the final round. The real test of her political mettle came in the primary elections. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strength of will and determination. aggressiveness. bitter. bloody-mindedness. bull something through.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › mettleMETTLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Mettle definition: courage and fortitude. See examples of METTLE used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mettleMettle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Mettle is the courage to carry on. If someone wants to "test your mettle," they want to see if you have the heart to follow through when the going gets tough. Having the mettle to do something means you have guts. In short, you're a pretty impressive person.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMETTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone's mettle is their ability to do something well in difficult circumstances. His first important chance to show his mettle came when he opened the new session of the Legislature. For both sides, it's the first real test of their mettle this season.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionmettle noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of mettle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › mettleMettle - definition of mettle by The Free Dictionary

    n. The ability to meet a challenge or persevere under demanding circumstances; determination or resolve: a race that tested the best runners' mettle. Idiom: on (one's) mettle. Prepared to accept a challenge and do one's best. [Variant of metal .]

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › mettleMettle Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Mettle definition: The ability to meet a challenge or persevere under demanding circumstances; determination or resolve.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › mettlemettle | meaning of mettle in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    mettle meaning, definition, what is mettle: courage and determination to do somethin...: Learn more.