Resolution

Noun

 * 1) A strong will, determination.
 * 2) The state of being resolute.
 * His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
 * 1) A statement of intent, a vow
 * ''By February, most New Year's resolutions are forgotten.
 * My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.
 * 1) The act of discerning detail.
 * 2)  The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
 * Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
 * 1)  The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
 * This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600x1200.
 * 1) A formal statement adopted by an assembly.
 * 2)  The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
 * 3)  The degree of fineness of such a separation.
 * 4)  Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
 * 5) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:obstinacy

Derived terms

 * resolutionist
 * New Year's resolution

Related terms

 * resoluble
 * resolute
 * resolutely
 * resoluteness
 * resolvable
 * resolve
 * resolvent

Adjectives for Resolution
constitutional; settled;  defiant;  dogged; sensible; inflexible; virtuous; submissive; deliberate; jaunty; unanimous; daring; restless; generous; thoughtful; robust; gloomy; stern; tremendous; determined; austere; firm  immense; rash; obituary; indomitable undaunted; desperate; philosophical; bold early; stubborn; energetic; impulsive;concurrent; invincible; passionate; dangerous; joint; vigorous; loyal; essential; satisfactory; freighted; fierce; unalterable; chivalrous; sacred; evanescent; memorable; momentous; gathering; congressional; pious; irrevocable; wise; courageous; godly; determined; heroic; imprudent; epic; unchangeable; queer; decisive.

Verbs for Resolution
abandon—; acclaim—; adhere to—; adopt—; applaud—; bolster—; convey—; crystalize into—; draft—; formulate—; fortify—; introduce—; prime with—s; shake—; stiffen—; uphold—; weaken—; — pour in; — strengthen.

Thesaurus
Z, abandon, ablation, about-face, accommodation, accomplishment, accuracy, act, action, acutance, adaptation, adjustment, aim, alchemy, ambition, anacrusis, analysis, analyzation, anatomizing, anatomy, animus, answer, answering, apodosis, appetence, appetency, appetite, application, ardency, ardor, arrangement, ascertainment, aspiration, assay, assaying, assiduity, assiduousness, assimilation, assumption, atomization, award, bass passage, becoming, biodegradability, biodegradation, blocking, boldness, bourdon, breakdown, breaking down, breaking up, breakup, bridge, bulldog courage, bulldog tenacity, burden, cadence, catastrophe, ceasing, cessation, change, change-over, changelessness, choice, chorus, clearing up, coda, command, commitment, committedness, composition of differences, compromise, conation, conatus, concentration, conclusion, concurrent resolution, condemnation, consideration, constancy, constitution, consummation, conversion, corrosion, corruption, counsel, crack of doom, cracking, crumbling, culmination, curtain, curtains, dauntlessness, death, decay, decease, decidedness, decipherment, decision, decoding, decomposition, decree, dedication, degradability, degradation, deliberateness, deliberation, deliverance, denouement, desideration, desideratum, design, desire, destination, destiny, detailing, determination, development, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, diaeresis, diagnosis, dictum, dilapidation, diligence, discretion, discrimination, disentanglement, disintegration, disjunction, disorganization, disposition, dissection, dissolution, division, docimasy, dogged perseverance, doggedness, doom, earnestness, effect, effort, enaction, enactment, end, end point, end result, endeavor, ending, endurance, engrossment, enumeration, envoi, epilogue, erosion, eschatology, exactitude, exactness, exertion, expiration, explanation, explication, exposition, faith, faithfulness, fancy, fate, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, figure, final solution, final twitch, final words, finale, finality, finding, finding-out, fineness, finis, finish, fire, firmness, fixed purpose, fixedness, flip-flop, folderol, fortitude, free choice, free will, function, gameness, gaminess, goal, gravimetric analysis, grittiness, growth, hardihood, hardiness, harmonic close, harmonization, heartiness, heat, heatedness, idea, immutability, impassionedness, improper suggestion, inclination, incoherence, indecent proposal, indefatigability, industriousness, industry, inflexibility, insistence, insistency, instance, instrumentation, intendment, intensity, intent, intention, intentness, interlude, intermezzo, interpretation, intonation, introductory phrase, irreversibility, issue, itemization, izzard, joint resolution, judgement, lapse, last, last breath, last gasp, last things, last trumpet, last words, latter end, lawmaking, legislation, legislature, liking, loyalty, lust, meaning, measure, mettlesomeness, mildew, mind, modulation, mold, motion, motive, movement, musical phrase, musical sentence, naturalization, nerviness, nisus, notion, oath, objective, obligation, obstinacy, omega, orchestration, order, ornament, outcome, oxidation, oxidization, parsing, part, pass, passage, passing, passion, passionateness, patience, patience of Job, payoff, period, permanence, peroration, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, phrase, phrasing, plan, pleasure, pledge, plodding, pluckiness, plugging, point, precedent, precision, preoccupation, preparation, prognosis, progress, project, promise, pronouncement, proposal, proposition, prospectus, proximate analysis, purpose, purposefulness, quantitative analysis, quietus, ravages of time, re-formation, reason, reconversion, reduction, reduction to elements, refrain, relentlessness, request, resoluteness, resolve, resolving, response, resting place, result, reversal, riddling, ritornello, ruling, rust, sake, scansion, schematization, section, sedulity, sedulousness, segmentation, semimicroanalysis, sentence, separation, seriousness, setting, settlement, sexual desire, sharpness, shift, sincerity, single-mindedness, singleness of purpose, slogging, solution, solving, sorting out, spirit, spoilage, spunkiness, stability, stamina, stanza, statement, staunchness, staying power, steadfastness, steadiness, stick-to-itiveness, stoppage, stopping place, strain, striving, struggle, stubbornness, study, subdivision, suggestion, suspension, swan song, switch, switch-over, tailpiece, tenaciousness, tenacity, term, terminal, termination, terminus, terms, tirelessness, tone painting, transcription, transformation, transit, transition, turning into, tutti, tutti passage, unalterability, unchangeability, undertaking, unraveling, unremittingness, unriddling, unscrambling, unspinning, unswerving attention, untangling, untwisting, unweaving, upshot, variation, vehemence, velleity, verdict, verse, view, volition, volte-face, vow, warmth, wear, wear and tear, will, will power, windup, wish, word of honor, working, working-out, zeal

Etymology
Recorded since 1412, as resolucioun "a breaking into parts", either from  or directly from  resolutio:, from resolvere:, itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvere 'to loosen'.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 决心
 * Dutch: resoluutheid, vastberadenheid
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: Entschlossenheit, Standfestigkeit
 * Japanese: 決断, ;


 * Malay: ketegasan
 * Russian: решительность, решимость, твёрдость


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian:


 * Indonesian: resolusi
 * Japanese: 決断, ;
 * Malay: resolusi, azam
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:


 * Japanese:


 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: resolutie, beeldkwaliteit, beeldscherpte
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:


 * Hungarian:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 解像度
 * Russian:


 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * German: Auflösung, Auflösungsvermögen


 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 画素数
 * Malay: peleraian
 * Russian:


 * Armenian:
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, , , julkilausuma
 * German:


 * Japanese: 議決
 * Malay: ketetapan
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: beslutning
 * Russian: резолюция


 * Japanese:, 分離
 * Malay: peleraian


 * Russian:


 * Japanese: 分解度, 分離度


 * Japanese:


 * Russian:


 * : 決議, 决议 (juéyì)
 * : résolution
 * : ψήφισμα (psífizma)
 * : risolutezza, risolutezze


 * : 결의안 (gyeoruian)
 * : resolutio
 * : (‘asm),  (qasd)
 * : resolución
 * : తీర్మానం (teermaanam) (2)

Noun

 * 1)  resolution