gritty

English Thesaurus

1. willing to face danger (adj.all)

similar	:	brave, courageous,
definition	:	possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching (adj.all)

2. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)

similar	:	coarse, harsh,
definition	:	of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles (adj.all)

3. willing to face danger (adj.all)

derivation	:	mettlesomeness,
definition	:	courageous high-spiritedness (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	heart, mettle, nerve, spunk,
definition	:	the courage to carry on (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	backbone, grit, gumption, guts, moxie, sand,
definition	:	fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

4. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)

derivation	:	coarseness, graininess, granularity,
definition	:	the quality of being composed of relatively large particles (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	grain,
definition	:	a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object)

derivation	:	grit, gritrock, gritstone,
definition	:	a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance)

5. willing to face danger (adj.all)

derivation	:	mettlesomeness,
definition	:	courageous high-spiritedness (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	heart, mettle, nerve, spunk,
definition	:	the courage to carry on (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	backbone, grit, gumption, guts, moxie, sand,
definition	:	fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

6. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)

derivation	:	coarseness, graininess, granularity,
definition	:	the quality of being composed of relatively large particles (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	grain,
definition	:	a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object)

derivation	:	grit, gritrock, gritstone,
definition	:	a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance)