English Learning Online: Vocabulary: Word of The Day: mettle

English Learning Online: Vocabulary: Word of The Day: "mettle"

For this post, in Vocabulary section, I would like to share with you a latest word of the day. That's the word: "mettle".

Before checking the meaning of the word "mettle", please let me review the words that I've already share posts of the meaning of the words. Following is the review of the words already shared:

1. brogue
2. heterotelic
3. bonny
4. viscid
5. slimsy
6. remora
7. bleb

Do you remember the meaning of the words above? What brogue means? What heterotelic means? What bonny means? What viscid means? What slimsy means? What remora means? What bleb means?...For me, I just remember the meaning of the word:"slimsy", because I love a slimsy girl. And another word is remora, beacause I also like fish remora...hehehehe...lolzzzzzzzzz...

Now, Let check the meaning of the word "mettle" from Dictionary.com:

mettle \MET-l\, noun:

1. Courage and fortitude.
2. Disposition or temperament.

Let's check the meaning of the word "mettle " with World Book dictionary...

mettle, noun.1. quality of disposition or temperament. Ex. to try a man's mettle. 2. spirit; courage. Ex. They ... tell me flatly I am ... a lad of mettle (Shakespeare). (SYN) pluck, fortitude. expr. be on (or upon) one's mettle, to be ready or anxious to do one's best. Ex. They would have to contend against cavalry, who would be upon their mettle to show their superiority over the cyclists (London Times). expr. put on one's mettle, to challenge; inspire. Ex. Her children's faith put her on her mettle to do her best by them. A whiff of ... hostility in the atmosphere put him on his mettle (George Meredith).

mettled, adjective.having mettle; spirited; mettlesome.

mettlesome, adjective.full of mettle; spirited; courageous. Ex. a mettlesome horse. (SYN) ardent, fiery.

For Example:

1. Going at a deep forest, you should choose a mettled horse.
2. I want to be a mettle man.

How about your example sentence of the word "mettle "? Please share with me by leaving comments below..thanks!

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