English Explanatory Dictionary

steadfastness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
  2. A steadfast resolution.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

steadfastness steadfastnesses

Etymology

From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast + -ness.

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