how to pronounce gumption

/ˈɡʌmp.ʃən/

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gumption is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of gumption in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and uh you know gumption to walk up to …”

meanings of gumption

noun:

Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.

gumption frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gumption occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics gumption can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that gumption can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;