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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Difference between "resolve" and "determination"

What is the difference between "resolve" (as a noun) and "determination"?

Some dictionaries say "resolve" refers to a strong determination to do something, and some say "resolve" is often associated with an admirable purpose while “determination” is also used negatively.

However, it seems that they can be used in parallel like “Developing Will Power, Resolve, and Determination,” which sounds to me that there is a conceptual difference other than the strength or purpose.

Does anybody have any thought?

Rino
  

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Your first clue was that "willpower" is one word. Don't look to self-help gurus for exemplary English. "Determination" and "resolve" are synonyms.

— Enoon

  • Your first clue was that "willpower" is one word.
  • Don't look to self-help gurus for exemplary English.
  • "Determination" and "resolve" are synonyms.
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Your first clue was that "willpower" is one word. Don't look to self-help gurus for exemplary English. "Determination" and "resolve" are synonyms.
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enoonDon't look to self-help gurus for exemplary English.
I agree. That was a bad example.
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This is the second time this rhetorical device, scesis onomaton, has come up this week. It's one of my favorites, partly because both words baffle the forum spellchecker.
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Thank you, enoon. Now it's clear.
I'm quite sure that you don't need any spellchecker. ;-)
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Resolve is goal oriented, while determination is stamina related.
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