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Webster 1913 Edition
Resolute
Res′o-lute
(r?z′?-l?t)
, Adj.
[Cf. F. ]
résolu
. The L. resolutus
(p. p. of resolvere
) means, relaxed, enervated, effeminate. See Resolve
, Verb.
T.
& I.
1.
Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.
Edward is at hand,
Ready to fight; therefore be
Ready to fight; therefore be
resolute
. Shakespeare
2.
Convinced; satisfied; sure.
[Obs.]
3.
Resolving, or explaining;
as, the
. Resolute
Doctor Durand[Obs.]
Syn. – Determined; decided; fixed; steadfast; steady; constant; persevering; firm; bold; unshaken.
Res′o-lute
(r?z′?-l?t)
, Noun.
1.
One who is resolute; hence, a desperado.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
Redelivery; repayment.
[Obs.]
“Yearly resolutes, deductions, and payments.” Bp. Burnet.
Webster 1828 Edition
Resolute
RES'OLUTE
,Adj.
Having a fixed purpose; determined; hence, bold; firm; steady; constant in pursuing a purpose.
Edward is at hand, ready to fight; therefore be resolute.
Definition 2024
resolute
resolute
English
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.
- Shakespeare
- Edward is at hand, / Ready to fight; therefore be resolute.
- Emily Dickinson, ‘I’m the little “Heart’s Ease”!’ (poem):
- If the Coward Bumble Bee / In his chimney corner stay, / I, must resoluter be!
- (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 Wikisaurus:obstinate
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
firm, unyielding, determined
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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʀezoˈluːtə/
Adjective
resolute
- strong feminine singular nominative form of resolut.
- strong feminine singular accusative form of resolut.
- strong plural nominative form of resolut.
- strong plural accusative form of resolut.
- weak masculine singular nominative form of resolut.
- weak feminine singular nominative form of resolut.
- weak feminine singular accusative form of resolut.
- weak neuter singular nominative form of resolut.
- weak neuter singular accusative form of resolut.
- mixed feminine singular nominative form of resolut.
- mixed feminine singular accusative form of resolut.
Latin
Participle
resolūte
- vocative masculine singular of resolūtus
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, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “resolute”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.