fortitude

Strength through hardship

Fortitude is strength of mind that enables someone to endure pain, adversity, or danger with courage.

The word implies quiet, steady resolve rather than dramatic heroism—the capacity to bear hardship without complaint: She faced her illness with remarkable fortitude.

It takes fortitude to rebuild after losing everything.

courage

bravery

Boldness before danger

intrepidity · gallantry · heroism · daring · audacity · pluck · lionheartedness · stoutheartedness · undauntedness · nerve

endurance

perseverance

Sustained resolve despite obstacles

durability · patience · longevity · hardiness · tirelessness · indefatigability · constancy · vitality · marathon · long-suffering

grit

determination

Firmness of purpose

resoluteness · willpower · backbone · mettle · spunk · obstinacy · stubbornness · steadfastness · firmness · stalwartness

virtue

moral strength

Character to resist wrongdoing

restraint · forbearance · rectitude · uprightness · moral fiber · constancy · nobility · honor · stoicism · equanimity

resilience

recovery

Regaining what was lost

survival · regeneration · rebound · elasticity · buoyancy · healing · restoration · coping · weathering · inner strength

Categories
Opposites
moral courage

fortitudecowardice

Absence of bravery

cowardliness · cravenness · pusillanimity · dastardliness · timidity

psychological resilience

fortitudeweakness

Deficiency in force

fragility · frailty · helplessness · feebleness · vulnerability

decisiveness under pressure

fortitudeirresolution

Lack of firm decision

irresoluteness · indecisiveness · vacillation · wavering · hesitancy

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G