unresolved
unresolved Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Not settled, solved, or brought to a satisfactory conclusion (of a problem, dispute, question, or emotional issue).
"Several key contractual issues remained unresolved at the end of the negotiations."
In music, denoting a dissonant chord or note that has not yet moved or progressed to a consonant, stable harmony.
"The composer ended the movement on an unresolved chord, leaving the audience in a state of suspense."
In optics, microscopy, and astronomy, not separated into distinct, individually distinguishable components or details.
"Through a small backyard telescope, the distant binary star system appears as a single unresolved point of light."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-16th century from the negative prefix 'un-' and 'resolved', ultimately deriving from the Latin verb 'resolvere' ('to unbind, loosen, or settle').