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Resoluteness

The quality of being resolute.

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Decision 76% connected

Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

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Determination 76% connected

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

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Obduracy 76% connected

The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy.

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Obstinacy 76% connected

A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to…

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Possession 76% connected

The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.

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Purpose 76% connected

That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure…

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Self-command 76% connected

Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control.

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Self-control 76% connected

Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.

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Self-possession 76% connected

The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.

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Self-will 76% connected

One's own will, esp. when opposed to that of others; obstinacy.

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Steadfastness 76% connected

The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy.

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Steadiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being steady.

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Stiffness 76% connected

The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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Sturdiness 76% connected

Quality of being sturdy.

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

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Firm 74% connected

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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Firm 74% connected

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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Loyal 74% connected

Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subje…

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Loyal 74% connected

Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subje…

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Firmness 92% connected

The state or quality of being firm.

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Resolution 92% connected

The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

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Resolve 92% connected

To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

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