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steadfast.

Fixed or unchanging; steady.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstɛdfɑːst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɛdfæst/General-American/ˈstɛdfəst/obsolete
  1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.

  2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

    steadfast support
    steadfast commitment
Where this word comes from

From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead (“place; spot; position”) + fast (“firm; fixed”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), Icelandic staðfestur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Nynorsk stadfesta (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”).

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