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Definitions for Mettle

[1] courage and fortitude: a man of mettle.
[2] disposition or temperament: a man of fine mettle.
[3] on one's mettle , in the position of being incited to do one's best: The loss of the first round put him on his mettle to win the match.
[4] courage; spirit
[5] inherent character
[6] on one's mettle roused to putting forth one's best efforts

Words related to Mettle

spunk, caliber, grit, stamina, courage, temperament, fortitude, bravery, heart, force, nerve, energy, gameness, quality, daring, stamp, guts, animation, valor, vigor

Words nearby Mettle

metsys, metternich, metternich, prince clemens von, metteur en scène, mettie, mettle, mettled, mettlesome, metuchen, metyrapone, metz

Origin of Mettle

1575–85; spelling variant of metal, in metaphoric usages

Words that may be confused with Mettle

medal, meddle, metal, mettle

Word origin for Mettle

C16: originally variant spelling of metal

Synonyms for Mettle

bravery, caliber, courage, fortitude, grit, spunk, stamina, temperament, animation, ardor, backbone, daring, dauntlessness, disposition, energy, fire, force, gallantry, gameness, guts, hardihood, heart, indomitability, kidney, life, makeup, moxie, nature, nerve, pluck, quality, resolution, resolve, spirit, stamp, starch, temper, valor, vigor, vitality