(Slang) resourcefulness, initiative; common sense; courage, pluck
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Gumption Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The art of preparing colors.
The art of preparing colors.
(n.)
Megilp.
Megilp.
(n.)
Capacity; shrewdness; common sense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutCapacity; shrewdness; common sense.
gumption
\gump"tion\ (?), n. [oe. gom, gome, attention; akin to as. ge?mian, gyman, to regard, observe, gyme care, os. gomean to heed, goth. gaumjan to see, notice.]
1. capacity; shrewdness; common sense. [colloq.] one does not have gumption till one has been properly cheated.
2. (paint.) (a) the art of preparing colors. w. scott. (b) megilp.
gumption
n
1. sound practical judgment; "i can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense god gave little green apples"; "fortunately shw had the sense to run away" [syn: common sense, good sense, horse sense, sense, mother wit]
2. (informal) fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand]
Common sense.
Noun
1. sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
(synonym) common sense, good sense, horse sense, sense, mother wit
(hypernym) sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment
(hyponym) logic
2. fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
(synonym) backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand
(hypernym) fortitude
(classification) colloquialism
Gumption Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The terms drive theory and drive reduction theory refer to a diverse set of motivational theories in psychology. Drive Reduction Theory, developed by Clark Hull in 1943, was the first theory for motivation (Dewey, 2007). Drive is an “excitatory state produced by a homeostatic disturbance”(Seward, 1956) Drive theory is based on the principle that organisms are born with certain psychological needs and that a negative state of tension is created when these needs are not satisfied. When a need is satisfied, drive is reduced and the organism returns to a state of homeostasis and relaxation. According to the theory, drive tends to increase over time and operates on a feedback control system, much like a thermostat.
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