We booked early, so the price of the whole cruise for our four-person family was about $4,000, a quarter of what it was for people who waited until a month or less before sailing. This bill added another grand to our total in the first three days! It could have even paid for another personâs cruise.
This article is about the state of mind. For the concept in cellular differentiation, see Cell fate determination. For the concept in canon law and legal philosophy, see Determinatio. Determination is a positive emotional feeling that involves persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles. Determination occurs prior to goal attainment and serves to motivate behavior that will help achieve oneâs goal.
45 Synonyms found for determination. determination late 14c., decision, sentence, from Fr. dÃ©termination (14c.), from L. determinationem, noun of action from determinare (see determine). As a bringing to an end (especilly of a suit at law), late 15c. As fixed direction toward a goal, from 1650s, originally in physics or anatomy; metaphoric sense fixation of will is from 1680s; that of quality of being resolute is from 1822. The determination is a wise one, said a voice at Daniel's elbow. They were few in numbers, but determination was written on every face. It is the determination of destiny,âas it is your desire,âthat I should kill the King! Something's got to be done, said Clif, with determination.