fiber

fiber

noun

Definition of FIBER

1

the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship <a person of lesser fiber would not have spoken out against such an injustice>

Synonyms backbone, constancy, fiber, grit, grittiness, guts, intestinal fortitude, pluck, spunk

Related Words determination, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution; bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, intrepidity, intrepidness, nerve, stoutness, valor; endurance, forbearance, stamina, sufferance, tolerance; heart, mettle, spirit; audacity, boldness, brass, cheek, chutzpah (also chutzpa or hutzpah or hutzpa), effrontery, gall, hardihood, nerve, nerviness, temerity

Near Antonyms indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation; cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faintheartedness, pusillanimity, timidity, timorousness

Antonyms spinelessness

2

a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair <the fibers found on the victim's body came from a carpet in the suspect's home>

Synonyms bristle, fiber, filament, thread

Related Words microfiber; cord, rope, string, wire, yarn; fuzz, tuft