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fortitude

noun
/ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd/UK

Etymology

From Middle English fortitude, from Old French, from Latin fortitūdō (“bravery, strength”), from fortis (“brave, strong”).

  1. derived from fortitūdō
  2. inherited from fortitude

Definitions

  1. Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.

    • I am able now (me thinkes) / (Out of a Fortitude of Soule, I feele) / To endure more Miſeries, […]
    • I shall soon have need for all my fortitude, as I am on the point of separation from my own daughter.
    • She [the ship] may be saved by your efforts, by your resource and fortitude bearing up against the heavy weight of guilt and failure.

  2. Physical strength.

    • The Turke with moſt mighty preparation makes for Cipres. Othello, the fortitude of the place, is beſt knowne to you, […]
    • Hey day! VVhat are all the VVomen of my Family abroad? Is not my Wife come home? Nor my Siſter, nor my Daughter? […] Mercy on us, what can be the meaning of it? Sure the Moon is in all her Fortitudes; […]

The neighborhood

Derived

intestinal fortitude, testicular fortitude

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fortitude. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fortitude. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at fortitude

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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