This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
mettle
Pronounced: (MET-ull)
Noun:
the courage to carry on
From Vocabulary.com: ”Metal and mettle were used interchangeably meaning a solid material like gold, and the “stuff a person is made of” until everyone got confused and the words went their separate ways.”
Also, check out “Choose Your Words” piece on medal vs. meddle vs. mettle:
https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/medal-meddle-mettle
Example:
“The Japanese proverb “Fall down seven times, stand up eight” is all about your mettle.”
