resolute
/ˈɹɛ.zəˌl(j)uːt/
resolute adjective: firm, unyielding, determined.
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.
- Convinced; satisfied; sure.
Noun
resolute (plural resolutes)
- A determined person; one showing resolution.
- A projection onto an arbitrary vector.
- vector resolute
Proper noun capitalized: Resolute
Resolute
- An Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island, Nunavut.
- Synonyms:
- Resolute Bay
resolute meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
resolute in Tamil
- உறுதியான
resolute in Urdu
- عازم, مضبوط, مستقل, ثابت قدم
resolute in Malayalam
- തീരുമാനിച്ച, നിശ്ചയിച്ചുറച്ച, മനോദാർഢ്യമുള്ള
resolute in Kannada
- ದೃಢನಿಶ್ಚಯದ, ದೃಢಸಂಕಲ್ಪದ, ಸ್ಥಿರನಿರ್ಣಯದ, ಈಡುಳ್ಳ, ಗಟ್ಟಿನಿಲ್ಲಬಲ್ಲ, ಗಟ್ಟಿಮುಟ್ಟು
More languagesFewer languages
- resolute in Sanskrit
- धीर dhīra
- resolute in Thai
- เด็ดเดี่ยว dèt-dìao
Examples of resolute in a sentence
- Edward is at hand, / Ready to fight; therefore be resolute.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories...
- If the Coward Bumble Bee / In his chimney corner stay, / I, must resoluter be!a. 1887 (date written), Emily Dickinson, “I'm the little “Heart's Ease”!”, in Martha Dickinson Bianchi and Alfred Leete Hampson, editors...
- Villa had plenty of opportunities to make the game safe after a shaky start and despite not reaching any great heights, they were resolute enough to take control of the game in the second half.2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
Synonyms of resolute
Antonyms
Forms of resolute
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more resolute |
| superlative | most resolute |
| Noun | |
| plural | resolutes |
Origin of resolute
From Latin resolutus (“released”), past participle of resolvō (“to release, to unbind”) (re- + solvō, whence solve). Compare typologically Russian реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (< реши́ть (rešítʹ)).
Words formed from resolute
Phrases with resolute
Words that rhyme with resolute
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- cute
- moot
- overshoot
- recruit
- salute
- volute
- dispute
- impute
- pollute
- scoot
- snoot
- substitute
- chute
- depute
- dilute
- hoot
- loot
- pursuit
- reboot
- scute
- uproot
- Beirut
- cahoot
- Clute
- convolute
- lute
- zoot
- ablute
- Aleut
- argute
- astute
- beaut
- bruit
- compute
- coot
- doot
- en route
- glout
- jute
- minute
- newt
- poot
- refute
- repute
- 'tute
- angel lute
- butte
- cheroot
Questions about resolute
- What does resolute mean?
- Resolute means firm, unyielding, determined.
- What is resolute in Tamil?
- Resolute in Tamil is உறுதியான. See Resolute meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use resolute in a sentence?
- Edward is at hand, / Ready to fight; therefore be resolute.
- What part of speech is resolute?
- Resolute can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce resolute?
- Resolute is pronounced /ˈɹɛ.zəˌl(j)uːt/.
Words near resolute in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: resolute (page history and authors); Resolute (page history and authors); resolute (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resolute (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resolute (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resolute (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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