pluckiness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pluckiness
    n 1: the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of
         possible loss or injury [syn: {gutsiness}, {pluck},
         {pluckiness}] [ant: {gutlessness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pluckiness \Pluck"i*ness\, n.
   The quality or state of being plucky.
   [1913 Webster]

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