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mettle

/ˈmetl/noun

उच्चारण मेटल

साहस, हिम्मत, जीवट, दमखम

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the ability and determination to do something successfully despite difficult conditions

    साहस, हिम्मत, जीवट, दमखम

    • The tough final round tested Radhika's mettle, and she came out on top.
    • The team showed great mettle in the second half.

    Synonyms courage spirit grit fortitude resolve

    Opposite cowardice timidity faint-heartedness

Idioms 2

on your mettle

prepared to use all your skill and effort because you are being tested

अपनी पूरी क्षमता दिखाने को तैयार

  • With the examiner watching, every candidate was on their mettle.

show/prove your mettle

to show that you have courage and ability

अपना दमखम या योग्यता साबित करना

  • The young officer proved his mettle during the floods.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

courage spirit grit fortitude resolve

Antonyms

cowardice timidity faint-heartedness

?Which word?

Do not confuse mettle (courage and determination) and metal (a solid substance such as iron or gold).

Mettle (साहस और दृढ़ता) और metal (लोहा या सोना जैसी ठोस धातु) में भ्रमित न हों।