different between steadfastness vs decision
steadfastness
English
Etymology
From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast +? -ness.
Noun
steadfastness (countable and uncountable, plural steadfastnesses)
- Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
- Steadfast resolution.
Translations
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decision
English
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin d?c?si?, d?c?si?nis, from d?c?d? (“to decide”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??s???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
decision (countable and uncountable, plural decisions)
- The act of deciding.
- A choice or judgement.
- (uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
- (chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
- (baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
Usage notes
- (choice or judgment): Most often, to decide something is to make a decision; however, other possibilities exist as well. Many verbs used with destination or conclusion, such as reach, come to, and arrive at can also be used with decision; these serve to emphasize that the decision is the result of deliberation. Finally, some varieties of English prefer to take a decision rather than make one.
- See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take for uses and meaning of decision collocated with these words.
- Adjectives often applied to "decision": important, difficult, big, tough, bad, informed, easy, personal, smart, poor, good, quick, major, strategic, wise, serious, hard, stupid, hasty, responsible, complex, prudent, deliberate, significant, collective, delayed, challenging, careful, foolish, small, rash, thoughtful, slow, clever, forced, uninformed.
Derived terms
Related terms
- decide
- decisive
Translations
Verb
decision (third-person singular simple present decisions, present participle decisioning, simple past and past participle decisioned)
- (boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
Further reading
- decision on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- coin dies, iconised
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin, see above
Noun
decision f (plural decisions)
- decision
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin d?c?si?.
Pronunciation
Noun
decision f (plural decisions)
- decision
Related terms
- decidir
decision From the web:
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- what decisions are involved in channel management
- what decisions does the president make
- what decisions do the publishers and producers
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