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RESOLUTE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by quickness and firmness
Example:
his reply was unhesitating
Synonyms:
resolute; unhesitating
Classified under:
Similar:
decisive (characterized by decision and firmness)
Derivation:
resoluteness (the trait of being resolute)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
Example:
a resolute and unshakeable faith
Classified under:
Similar:
bent; bent on; dead set; out to (fixed in your purpose)
determined (characterized by great determination)
desperate; do-or-die (desperately determined)
firm; steadfast; steady; stiff; unbendable; unfaltering; unshakable; unwavering (marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable)
foursquare (characterized by firm and unwavering conviction)
hell-bent (recklessly determined)
resolved; single-minded (determined)
spartan (resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity)
undaunted; undismayed; unshaken (unshaken in purpose)
undeterred; undiscouraged (not deterred)
Also:
brave; courageous (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching)
decisive (determining or having the power to determine an outcome)
purposeful (serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal)
Antonym:
irresolute (uncertain how to act or proceed)
Derivation:
resoluteness (the trait of being resolute)
Context examples:
Yes, I preferred the elderly and discontented doctor, surrounded by friends and cherishing honest hopes; and bade a resolute farewell to the liberty, the comparative youth, the light step, leaping impulses and secret pleasures, that I had enjoyed in the disguise of Hyde.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped, and he listened to him with the keenest enjoyment, maintaining at the same time the most resolute composure of countenance, and, except in an occasional glance at Elizabeth, requiring no partner in his pleasure.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
When he returned, to understand how Fanny was situated, and perceived its ill effects, there seemed with him but one thing to be done; and that Fanny must have a horse was the resolute declaration with which he opposed whatever could be urged by the supineness of his mother, or the economy of his aunt, to make it appear unimportant.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I didn't exactly say so; I softened it down as much as I could; but I implied it, and I was resolute upon it.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
He seemed to say, with his sad and resolute look, if he did not say it with his lips, I love you, and I know you prefer me.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
He was never so resolute, never so strong, never so full of volcanic energy, as at present.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Hat and coat were off, and every line of the active figure, resolute face, and commanding attitude was full of energy and meaning.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
She thought it could scarcely escape him to feel that a persuadable temper might sometimes be as much in favour of happiness as a very resolute character.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
“Did I not tell you how quick and resolute she was? Would she not have made an admirable queen? Is it not a pity that she was not on my level?”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In the whole of her subsequent manner, she traced the direction of a mind awakened to reasonable exertion; for no sooner had they entered their common sitting-room, than Marianne turned her eyes around it with a look of resolute firmness, as if determined at once to accustom herself to the sight of every object with which the remembrance of Willoughby could be connected.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
