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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: from Moxie, a trademark for a soft drink Date: 1930 1. energy, pep 2. courage, determination 3. know-how, expertise

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moxie Mox"ie, n. [fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.] 1. energy; pep. 2. courage, determination. 3. Know-how, expertise. --MW10.

Moby Thesaurus

amperage, animation, armipotence, authority, backbone, beef, birr, black power, bottom, breeziness, briskness, brute force, bubbliness, charge, charisma, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion, courage, dauntlessness, dint, drive, duress, ebullience, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effervescence, energy, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, full blast, full force, gameness, go, grit, guts, hardihood, heart, influence, intestinal fortitude, life, liveliness, main force, main strength, mana, mettle, mettlesomeness, might, might and main, mightiness, muscle power, nerve, pep, peppiness, piss and vinegar, pith, pizzazz, pluck, pluckiness, poop, potence, potency, potentiality, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, productiveness, productivity, puissance, pull, punch, push, resolution, sand, sinew, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, stamina, steam, strength, strong arm, superiority, superpower, toughness, true grit, tuck, validity, vehemence, verve, vigor, vim, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity, wattage, weight