Resolute means firmly decided and impossible to shake. A resolute stand, resolute in her refusal, resolutely opposed.
It is a compliment about firmness and carries no suggestion of stubbornness, which is the whole difference from obstinate — being resolute means having decided and not wavering. Resolutely is used as an intensifier before adjectives: resolutely cheerful. Note resolve, resolution; and that the Latin means released or loosened, which is a surprising root for firmness.
1adjectiveresoluteFirmly decided and impossible to shake.
“Despite the threats, she remained resolute and refused to change her evidence.”
synonyms: determined, steadfast
resolute is a quality of firmness.
Also accepted in games: determined
Latin resolutus means released, the participle of resolvere, to unbind — re- plus solvere, to loosen. Solve, dissolve and absolute come from the same loosening.
Proto-Indo-European
*lewh₃-
English, today
resolute
Built from
From Latin resolutus (“released”), past participle of resolvō (“to release, to unbind”) (re- + solvō, whence solve). Compare typologically реши́тельный (< реши́ть).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA