determination

Meaning

1. (countable) The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
4. (countable, uncountable) The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
5. (countable, uncountable) Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
6. (countable, uncountable) The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness; fortitude.
7. (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
8. (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
9. (countable, uncountable) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
10. (countable, uncountable) Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

Opposite of

generalization

Synonyms

resolution

decision

resolve

will

decisiveness

intention

conclusion

purpose

persistence

definition

courage

ruling

ascertainment

resoluteness

insistence

firmness

specification

settlement

volition

earnestness

certainty

boldness

judgement

audacity

willpower

obstinacy

discretion

finding

conviction

constancy

attention

diagnosis

wish

solution

vow

zeal

sentence

choosing

assay

judgment

calculation

fixation

decidedness

enthusiasm

estimation

identification

consideration

conscience

arrangement

concentration

Translations

détermination

determinazione

determinación

décision

Bestimmung

Entschluss

Entschlossenheit

determinação

Beschluss

αποφασιστικότητα

απόφαση

risoluzione

καθορισμός

Entschließung

deliberazione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: determinacion

In summary

From Middle English determinacion, determynacioun, from Old French determinacion, from Latin dēterminātiō. Morphologically determine + -ation.