mettlenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmet.əl/us/ˈmet̬.əl/ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult:
The team showed/proved its mettle in the final round.
The real test of her political mettle came in the May elections.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strength of will and determination
- alpha male
- bitter
- bloody-minded
- character
- determination
- dogged
- earnest
- fibre
- fight
- militant
- obstinate
- perseverance
- pigheaded
- prisoner
- resolution
- single-minded
- stamina
- staying power
- stick-to-it-iveness
- strong nerves idiom
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Idiom(s)
on your mettle