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[ noun ]
the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
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Irresolute \Ir*res"o*lute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F.
irr['e]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.]
Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to
doubt or irresolution.

Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper.

Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided;
unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. --
{Ir*res"o*lute*ly}, adv. -- {Ir*res"o*lute*ness}, n.

irresoluteness \irresoluteness\ n.
the failure to behave in a resolute manner; fluctuation in
intention.

Syn: irresolution.
[WordNet 1.5]