resoluteness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English resolute

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English resoluteness

From resolute + -ness.

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Noun

resoluteness (usually uncountable, plural resolutenesses)

1. The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.

Synonyms

• fortitude, inner strength, resolve, sticktoitiveness, tenacity, pertinacity

Antonyms

• irresoluteness

Translations

state or characteristic of being resolute

• Czech: odhodlanost f
• Finnish: päättäväisyys (fi)
• French: détermination (fr) f, résolution (fr) f
• German: Entschiedenheit f
• Greek: αποφασιστικότητα (el) f (apofasistikótita)
• Occitan: resolucion (oc), determinacion (oc) f
• Romanian: hotărâre (ro) f, fermitate (ro) f, neșovăință f, (forță de) decizie (ro) f
• Russian: реши́тельность (ru) f (rešítelʹnostʹ)
• Spanish: tesón (es) m
• Swedish: beslutsamhet (sv) c