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Plucky vs Moxie - What's the difference?

plucky | moxie |

As an adjective plucky

is having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.

As a noun moxie is

backbone, determination and fortitude.

plucky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.

    • Synonyms

    * brave * spunky * feisty

    Derived terms

    * pluckily * pluckiness

    moxie

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • backbone, determination and fortitude
  • initiative or skill
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1971 , author=(John Updike) , title=(Rabbit Redux) , page=401 , pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=ohnQr0ij3S8C&pg=PA401&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1zfcUPbOEILrqAHV8YDIAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA
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    • , passage=As a girl she had speed and a knock-kneed moxie at athletics, and might have done more with it if she hadn't harvested all the glory already. }}
  • * {{quote-video
    • , date = 2011-01-29 , title = (Phineas and Ferb) , episode = : The Musical! , season = 2 , number = 38 , people = (Dan Povenmire) , role = Building Engineer , at = “Aren't You a Little Young?” (song) , passage = Yes it's true! / That you seem a little young to do the things that you do, / even with all that moxie you've got. }}

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