In this article, we will consider the difficult relationship that has developed between two "relatives" - the paronyms resolute and decisive. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the "age" of these "relatives": for example, if the adjective resolute has more than 200 years (first registered in the Russian Cellarius in 1771) and, as a result, can be considered as a distant "great-grandfather", then the adjectivated participle decisive acquired its official status only in 1939 in the explanatory dictionary. under the editorship of D. N. Ushakov and acts as the" great-grandson " of the former. It is quite natural that over the course of more than two centuries, the word resolute has acquired several meanings, which have partially changed over time, which has led to certain discrepancies in their wording by modern explanatory dictionaries. In Ushakov's Dictionary, BASS and MAC, with some variations, there are five main meanings (with shades) of this word. Let's take as an example the interpretation contained in MAC (after two parallel dashes in MAC, shades of meaning are given; in parentheses, we indicate the nouns with which the word resolute is used in this dictionary in illustrative examples): 1. Bold in making decisions, making decisions quickly and not hesitating in their execution. (R. man). Characteristic of such a person, expressing courage, determination, inflexibility. (R. eyes, tone, character). page 60 2. Extreme, strongest or sharpest, energetic. (R. measures, actions). 3. Final, definite, representing a decision. (p. announcement, intention). Categorical, unconditional, not allowing objections. (R. zarok, letter). 4. The most important, determining the further course or development of something; decisive. (r. events, step). 5. Razg. Indubitable, explicit. (R. Talant). First of all, it is striking that the fifth value is clearly outdated (the UAS, by the way, unlike the MAC, also recognizes that this value is outdated). Hardly anyone uses s ... Read more