PLUCKINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pluckiness mean? 

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

1. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLUCKINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

gutsiness; pluck; pluckiness

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

fearlessness (the trait of feeling no fear)

Derivation:

plucky (showing courage)