resolute
English
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Etymology
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From Latin resolutus, past participle of resolvō.
Pronunciation
Adjective
resolute (comparative more resolute, superlative most resolute)
- Firm, unyielding, determined.
- She was resolute in her determination to resist his romantic advances.
- He was resolute in his decision to stay.
- (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Edward is at hand, / Ready to fight; therefore be resolute.
- (Can we date this quote?), Emily Dickinson, ‘I’m the little “Heart’s Ease”!’ (poem):
- If the Coward Bumble Bee / In his chimney corner stay, / I, must resoluter be!
- 2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- 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.
- (obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.
Usage notes
- The one-word comparative form resoluter and superlative form resolutest are both well attested, though not as common as the two-word forms “more resolute” and “most resolute”.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obstinate
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Translations
firm, unyielding, determined
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Noun
resolute (plural resolutes)
- A determined person; one showing resolution.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
resolute
- inflection of resolut:
Latin
Participle
(deprecated template usage) resolūte
References
- “resolute”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- resolute in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- resolute in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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