Resolute vs Willing - What's the difference?
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Firm, unyielding, determined.
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(obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.
Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
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Resolute is a related term of willing.
As adjectives the difference between resolute and willing
is that resolute is firm, unyielding, determined while willing is ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.As a noun willing is
(rare|or|obsolete) the execution of a will.As a verb willing is
.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
* irresolutewilling
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}