resolute en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛ.zəˈl(j)uːt/
- /ˈɹɛ.zəˌl(j)uːt/
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Etymology
From Latin resolutus (“released”), past participle of resolvō (“to release, to unbind”) (re- + solvō, whence solve). Compare typologically Russian реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (< реши́ть (rešítʹ)).
Meanings
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Firm, unyielding, determined.
She was resolute in her determination to resist his romantic advances.
He was resolute in his decision to stay.
Villa had plenty of opportunities to make the game safe after a shaky start and despite not reaching any great heights, they were resolute enough to take control of the game in the second half.
2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:Edward is at hand, / Ready to fight; therefore be resolute.
c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:If the Coward Bumble Bee / In his chimney corner stay, / I, must resoluter be!
a. 1887 (date written), Emily Dickinson, “I'm the little “Heart's Ease”!”, in Martha Dickinson Bianchi and Alfred Leete Hampson, editors, Further Poems of Emily Dickinson, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, and Company, published 1929, page 69:
- (obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more resolute | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most resolute | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
overresolute · resoluteness · unresolute · resolutely
Synonyms
Translations (44)
nb resolutt (firm, unyielding, determined) · mi aumangea (firm, unyielding, determined) · fr déterminé (firm, unyielding, determined) · cs pevný (firm, unyielding, determined) · fr résolue (firm, unyielding, determined) · de resolut (firm, unyielding, determined) · sv bestämd (firm, unyielding, determined) · mi titikaha (firm, unyielding, determined) · nn resolutt (firm, unyielding, determined) · fr déterminée (firm, unyielding, determined) · pl stanowczy (firm, unyielding, determined) · es resoluto (firm, unyielding, determined) · fi päättäväinen (firm, unyielding, determined) · fi peräänantamaton (firm, unyielding, determined) · pl rezolutny (firm, unyielding, determined) · mi whakakiriūka (firm, unyielding, determined) · sv resolut (firm, unyielding, determined) · tr azimli (firm, unyielding, determined) · de entschieden (firm, unyielding, determined) · cs odhodlaný (firm, unyielding, determined) · tr dirençli (firm, unyielding, determined) · cs rozhodný (firm, unyielding, determined) · fi luja (firm, unyielding, determined) · sa धीर (firm, unyielding, determined) · bg решителен (firm, unyielding, determined) · ru непоколеби́мый (firm, unyielding, determined) · nl resoluut (firm, unyielding, determined) · tr kararlı (firm, unyielding, determined) · pl zdecydowany (firm, unyielding, determined) · fr ferme (firm, unyielding, determined) · da beslutsom (firm, unyielding, determined) · fr résolu (firm, unyielding, determined) · de entschlossen (firm, unyielding, determined) · ru твёрдый (firm, unyielding, determined) · pt resoluto (firm, unyielding, determined) · bg непоколебим (firm, unyielding, determined) · pl śmiały (firm, unyielding, determined) · th เด็ดเดี่ยว (firm, unyielding, determined) · mi niwha (firm, unyielding, determined) · ru реши́тельный (firm, unyielding, determined) · mi pikoni (firm, unyielding, determined) · mi rae pakari (firm, unyielding, determined) · pt resoluta (firm, unyielding, determined) · ca resolut (firm, unyielding, determined)