resolute means firm, unyielding, determined.
resolute is pronounced /ˈɹɛ.zəˌl(j)uːt/.
Why “resolute” is a great word
Firmly determined and unwavering in purpose. From Latin *resolutus* (“released, loosened”), past participle of *resolvere* (“to release, unbind”), from *re-* (“again”) + *solvere* (“to loosen, solve”), the sense of “determined” emerged in English c. 1500. Unlike “steadfast,” which implies a patient, enduring loyalty, or “sturdy,” which connotes physical robustness, “resolute” describes a mental and moral decisiveness that has been actively chosen. It is the set of a jaw before a difficult task, the deliberate pacing of footsteps into a gathering storm, or the steady hand that does not flinch as it signs the document—a quiet, unyielding force of will forged in the moment of release from all doubt.
Etymology
From Latin resolutus (“released”), past participle of resolvō (“to release, to unbind”) (re- + solvō, whence solve).
Compare typologically Russian реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (< реши́ть (rešítʹ)).
adj
- Firm, unyielding, determined.e.g.“She was resolute in her determination to resist his romantic advances.”
- Convinced; satisfied; sure.
name
- An Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island, Nunavut.
noun
- A determined person; one showing resolution.
- A projection onto an arbitrary vector.e.g.“vector resolute”
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