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Discuss Email this Feedback RSS/XML Permalink A.Word.A.Day--resolute resolute (REZ-uh-loot) adjective Determined; firm; unwavering. [From Middle English, from Latin resoltus, past participle of resolvere (to resolve), from re- + solvere (to untie or loosen). Ultimately from Indo-European root leu- (to loosen, divide) that is also the source for forlorn, lag, loss, solve, and analysis.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. From The Devil's Dictionary: Resolute, adj. Obstinate in a course that we approve. "Government and the private sector must unite against the threat, [Doreen Frankson] noted. 'Firm, resolute and measured actions are required.'" Manufacturing Revival Under Way; The Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica); May 22, 2005. This week's theme: words from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. X-Bonus 'Tis with our judgements as our watches: none Go just alike, yet each believes his own. -Alexander Pope, poet (1688-1744)

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