Definition
Lacking gumption; lacking initiative, enterprise, courage, or common sense; without drive or ambition.
Etymology
From 'gumption' (initiative and courage) plus the suffix '-less,' meaning 'without' or 'lacking.' The origin of 'gumption' itself is mysterious—possibly from Scottish or dialectal English sources.
Kelly Says
Despite 'gumption' being a very American-sounding word, its actual origin is murky and possibly Scottish—it perfectly describes the can-do spirit Americans admire, even though nobody knows where the word came from originally.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንደኛ አይደለም
an-den-ya ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
بدون شجاعة
bidun sha-ja-a-a
BNবাংলা
গumptionহীন
gam-p-shun-heen
CACatalà
gumptionless
gam-p-shun-less
CSČeština
bez gumption
bez gam-p-shun
DADansk
uden gumption
u-den gam-p-shun
DEDeutsch
gumptionlos
gamp-shun-los
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς γumption
chori gam-p-shun
ESEspañol
sin gumption
sin gam-p-shun
FISuomi
gumptionton
gam-p-shun-ton
FRFrançais
sans gumption
san gam-p-shun
HAHA
gumptionless
gam-p-shun-less
HEעברית
ללא גumption
le-la gam-p-shun
HIहिन्दी
गंभीरताहीन
gam-bee-ra-ta-heen
HUMagyar
gumption nélkül
gam-p-shun nel-kul
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa keberanian
tan-pa ke-be-ra-nian
IGIG
gumptionless
gam-p-shun-less
ITItaliano
senza gumption
sen-za gam-p-shun
JA日本語
意欲がない
i-yoku ga nai
KKKK
gumptionless
gam-p-shun-less
KMKM
គ្មាន កម្មសិល្បៈ
k'm-aan kam-masil-ba
KO한국어
기지가 없는
ki-ji-ga eon-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa keberanian
tan-pa ke-be-ra-nian
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က ကြိုးစားမလုပ်
kyun-taw-ka kyi-so-ma-lok
NLNederlands
zonder gumption
zon-der gam-p-shun
NONorsk
uten gumption
u-ten gam-p-shun
PAPA
gumptionless
gam-p-shun-less
PLPolski
bez gumption
bez gam-p-shun
PTPortuguês
sem gumption
sem gam-p-shun
RORomână
fără gumption
fara gam-p-shun
RUРусский
без смелости
bez smelosti
SVSvenska
utan gumption
u-tan gam-p-shun
SWKiswahili
bila gumption
bi-la gam-p-shun
TAதமிழ்
ஆற்றாமை
a-rat-ta-mai
TEతెలుగు
పట్టుదల లేని
pat-tu-dal-e-ni
THไทย
ขาดความกล้า
khaat-kwam-glah
TLTL
walang gumption
wa-lang gam-p-shun
TRTürkçe
gumptionsiz
gam-p-shun-siz
UKУкраїнська
без рішучості
bez ry-shu-cho-sti
URاردو
غumptionمختل
gam-p-shun-makhtal
VITiếng Việt
thiếu gumption
twee gam-p-shun
YOYO
gumptionless
gam-p-shun-less
ZUZU
gumptionless
gam-p-shun-less