Meaning & Definition of Mettle in English
English⟶
Mettle
/mɛtəl/
noun
1. The courage to carry on
- "He kept fighting on pure spunk"
- "You haven't got the heart for baseball"
synonym:
- heart,
- mettle,
- nerve,
- spunk
Examples of using
There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.
There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.