resolute

adj

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

1. Firm, unyielding, determined.

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

   “He was resolute in his decision to stay.”

2. Convinced; satisfied; sure.

name

1. An Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island, Nunavut.

noun

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

1. A determined person; one showing resolution.
2. A projection onto an arbitrary vector.

   “vector resolute”