a firm decision to do or not to do something

she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more

a New Year's resolution

the quality of being determined or resolute

he handled the last British actions of the war with resolution

the action of solving a problem or contentious matter

the peaceful resolution of all disputes

a successful resolution to the problem

the process of reducing or separating something into constituent parts or components

the smallest interval measurable by a telescope or other scientific instrument; the resolving power

the conversion of something abstract into another form

the gradual resolution of an uncertain feeling into a named emotion