fortitude

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈfɔrtɪtud/ UK /ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
courage and strength of mind in enduring pain or adversity

She bore the long illness with quiet fortitude.

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Synonyms

1 noun · courage and strength of... courage endurance resilience grit mettle resolve valor stoicism

Opposites

cowardice weakness timidityfaintheartedness

Word family

Derived forms fortitudinous

Related forms fort fortify fortress force

Etymology

From Latin fortitudo ('strength, firmness, courage'), from fortis ('strong'), via Old French and Middle English.

fortitÅ«do Latin fortis Latin

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# fortitude

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈfɔrtɪtud
**IPA (UK):** ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd

## Meanings
1. courage and strength of mind in enduring pain or adversity

## Examples
- She bore the long illness with quiet fortitude.

## Synonyms
- courage
- endurance
- resilience
- grit
- mettle
- resolve
- valor
- stoicism

## Antonyms
- cowardice
- weakness
- timidity
- faintheartedness

## Derived Forms
- fortitudinous

## Related Forms
- fort
- fortify
- fortress
- force

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fortitÅ«do
- Root: fortis

## Etymology
From Latin fortitudo ('strength, firmness, courage'), from fortis ('strong'), via Old French and Middle English.

## AI Etymology
Fortitude comes from Latin fortitudo ('strength, firmness, courage'), from fortis ('strong'), via Old French and Middle English. The etymological trail includes Latin fortitÅ«do and Latin fortis. As a noun, fortitude names courage and strength of mind in enduring pain or adversity. The same family is visible in derived forms such as fortitudinous and related forms such as fort, fortify, fortress, and force.

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- Emotions & Feelings

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