METTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mettle mean? 

• METTLE (noun)
  The noun METTLE has 1 sense:

1. the courage to carry on

  Familiarity information: METTLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METTLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The courage to carry on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

heart; mettle; nerve; spunk

Context example:

you haven't got the heart for baseball

Hypernyms ("mettle" is a kind of...):

braveness; bravery; courage; courageousness (a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear)

 Context examples 

It’s dangerous company for a lad of his mettle.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You have gone through Saturn’s bootcamp during the past two years, testing your mettle in many ways, but now comes reward for measuring up to Saturn’s tests.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“This is a lad of mettle!” shouted another of the laborers.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It would take a man of less mettle than me to stand it.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Your mettle has been tested in every way possible, and you are doing very well by stepping up and proving your worth at every turn.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

On the other hand, he was famous for his mettle and for his hitting power, so that, even in the face of the advantages of youth and condition, the betting was three to one in his favour.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Saturn’s job is to taunt you, challenge you, and generally test your mettle.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Your mettle will be tested, and you will soon see that there will be plenty to learn, but if you stick to the program, you will become a leader in your specialty.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Trust that you won’t have to work so hard in the future to prove your mettle.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)