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Resolute

//ˈɹɛ.zəˌl(j)uːt// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Firm, unyielding, determined.

    "She was resolute in her determination to resist his romantic advances."

  2. 2
    Convinced; satisfied; sure. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by quickness and firmness wordnet
  2. 2
    firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island, Nunavut.
Noun
  1. 1
    A determined person; one showing resolution.
  2. 2
    A projection onto an arbitrary vector.

    "vector resolute"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin resolutus (“released”), past participle of resolvō (“I release, I unbind”) (re- + solvō, whence solve). Compare typologically Russian реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (< реши́ть (rešítʹ)).

Etymology 2

From Latin resolutus (“released”), past participle of resolvō (“I release, I unbind”) (re- + solvō, whence solve). Compare typologically Russian реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (< реши́ть (rešítʹ)).

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