irresolute
/ɪˈrɛz.əˌl(j)uːt/
irresolute adjective: undecided or unsure how to act.
Adjective
irresolute (comparative more irresolute, superlative most irresolute)
- Undecided or unsure how to act.
- As the seeress stood irresolute the tall young secretary half rose and whispered something in her ear.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
- Synonyms:
- infirm
- Indecisive or lacking in resolution.
irresolute meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
irresolute in Tamil
- நிச்சயமற்ற, உறுதியற்ற மனம் கொண்ட
irresolute in Urdu
- irresolute
- مردد muraddad
irresolute in Bengali
- অস্থিরচিত্ত, দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত, সিদ্ধান্তহীন
irresolute in Malayalam
- indecisive, vacillating, hesitant
- ശങ്കിത, മടിച്ചുനില്ക്കുന്ന, ഉറച്ച തീരുമാനമെടുക്കാത്ത, അവ്രത, ദൃഢനിശ്ചയമില്ലാത്ത, ചഞ്ചലബുദ്ധിയുള്ള
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- irresolute in Kannada
- ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸದ, ಹಿಂಜರಿ ಯುವ, ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವ
Synonyms of irresolute
Antonyms
Forms of irresolute
| comparative | more irresolute |
|---|---|
| superlative | most irresolute |
Origin of irresolute
First attested in 1580. Borrowed from French irrésolu or composed from ir- + resolute.
Words formed from irresolute
Questions about irresolute
- What does irresolute mean?
- Irresolute means undecided or unsure how to act.
- What is irresolute in Tamil?
- Irresolute in Tamil is நிச்சயமற்ற, உறுதியற்ற மனம் கொண்ட. See Irresolute meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is irresolute?
- Irresolute is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce irresolute?
- Irresolute is pronounced /ɪˈrɛz.əˌl(j)uːt/.
Words near irresolute in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: irresolute (page history and authors); irresolute (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مردد (Urdu) (page history and authors); Irresolute (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irresolute (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); irresolute (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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