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[ met-l ] / ˈmɛt l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mettle ON THESAURUS.COM
nouncourage and fortitude: a man of mettle. disposition or temperament: a man of fine mettle. Idioms for mettleon 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.
Origin of mettle1575–85; spelling variant of metal, in metaphoric usages SYNONYMS FOR mettle1 valor, pluck, vigor, ardor, nerve, fiber. SEE SYNONYMS FOR mettle ON THESAURUS.COM WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mettlemedal, meddle, metal, mettle Words nearby mettleMetsys, Metternich, Metternich, Prince Clemens von, metteur en scène, Mettie, mettle, mettled, mettlesome, Metuchen, metyrapone, Metz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mettleBut will it keep women of talent and substance and mettle and ambition from gunning it forward? What Happens to Women When Female Leaders Like Jill Abramson Get Fired?|Keli Goff|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perhaps unsurprisingly, his mettle in polar extremes far outstrips his writing ability. Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of Shackleton|Darrell Hartman|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST If their corner does not have the lights to see what is in the offing, then the boxer has to have the mettle to say “enough.” Boxers, Be Brave and Quit Before Your Brain Turns to Mush|Gordon Marino|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST The presidency subjects American incumbents to perennial gut checks, testing their mettle. Obama and Syria: Fighting the Wimp Factor|Gil Troy|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Barack Obama and Joe Biden may now have to prove their mettle as never before. Washington’s Endless Civil War|Robert Shrum|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST "I beg your pardon," Philip interposed stiffly, now put upon his mettle. The British Barbarians|Grant Allen Thus put on his mettle, Halliwell again faced her, with the result that his question changed to “Where did you get those eyes?” The Little Minister|J. M. Barrie I don't know at this moment where, but, being on my mettle, I am certain that I have seen finer. Happy-Thought Hall|F. C. Burnand It is needless to say that witnessing the ordinary slow and costly procedure would put Edison on his mettle. Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin Instead, there leaped into her eyes that light which Richard Travis had never seen before—the light of a Conway on mettle. The Bishop of Cottontown|John Trotwood Moore
British Dictionary definitions for mettle
nouncourage; spirit inherent character on one's mettle roused to putting forth one's best efforts Word Origin for mettleC16: originally variant spelling of metal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mettlespunk, caliber, grit, stamina, courage, temperament, fortitude, bravery, heart, force, nerve, energy, gameness, quality, daring, stamp, guts, animation, valor, vigor |