Resolute vs Adventurous - What's the difference?
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Firm, unyielding, determined.
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(obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.
Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.
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Resolute is a related term of adventurous.
As adjectives the difference between resolute and adventurous
is that resolute is firm, unyielding, determined while adventurous is inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.resolute
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She was resolute in her determination to resist his romantic advances.
- He was resolute in his decision to stay.
- Edward is at hand, / Ready to fight; therefore be resolute .
- If the Coward Bumble Bee / In his chimney corner stay, / I, must resoluter be!
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Usage notes
* The one-word comparative form resoluter and superlative form resolutest are both well attested, though not as common as the two-word forms “more resolute” and “most resolute”.Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* irresoluteadventurous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Nick Miroff
Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […], passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.}}