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steadfast
- /ˈstɛdfɑːst/ UK
- /ˈstɛdfæst/ US
- /ˈstɛdfəst/ obsolete
Where it 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”).
adjective steadfaster · more steadfast · steadfastest · most steadfast · stedfast
- Fixed or unchanging; steady.
- Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving. steadfast support
