determination
noun
[ dɪˌtəːmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the quality of being determined; firmness of purpose.
• "those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination"
Similar:
resolution,
resolve,
resoluteness,
will power,
strength of will,
strength of character,
single-mindedness,
sense of purpose,
firmness of purpose,
fixity of purpose,
purposefulness,
intentness,
decision,
decidedness,
steadfastness,
staunchness,
perseverance,
persistence,
indefatigability,
tenacity,
tenaciousness,
staying power,
strong-mindedness,
backbone,
the bulldog spirit,
pertinacity,
pertinaciousness,
stubbornness,
doggedness,
obstinacy,
obdurateness,
obduracy,
inflexibility,
spiritedness,
braveness,
bravery,
boldness,
courage,
courageousness,
pluck,
pluckiness,
stout-heartedness,
Dunkirk spirit,
sitzfleisch,
guts,
spunk,
grit,
stickability,
stick-to-it-iveness,
intension,
perseveration,
• the process of establishing something exactly by calculation or research.
• "determination of molecular structures"
Similar:
calculation,
discovery,
ascertainment,
establishment,
fixing,
deduction,
divination,
diagnosis,
discernment,
check,
verification,
confirmation,
• the controlling or deciding of the nature or outcome of something.
• "genetic sex determination"
Similar:
setting,
fixing,
specification,
a decision about,
settlement,
designation,
allotment,
arrangement,
choice,
naming,
nomination,
appointment,
establishment,
authorization,
prescription,
• the cessation of an estate or interest.
• a tendency to move in a fixed direction.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning’ and ‘authoritative opinion’): via Old French from Latin determinatio(n- ), from the verb determinare (see determine).
