Dictionary

steadfast en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈstɛdfɑːst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈstɛdfəst/ (obsolete)
• /ˈstɛdfæst/ (General-American)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
   • steadfast support
   • steadfast commitment

Forms

Antonyms

infirm

Deriveds

unsteadfast · steadfastly · oversteadfast · steadfastness

Translations (79)

nb stadig (fixed or unchanging; steady) · no traust (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · tr daimî (fixed or unchanging; steady) · ga buanseasmhach (fixed or unchanging; steady) · fr déterminé (fixed or unchanging; steady) · yue 堅定嘅 /坚定嘅 (fixed or unchanging; steady) · fa ثابت (fixed or unchanging; steady) · mi kiriūka (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · la constans (fixed or unchanging; steady) · bg всеотда́ен (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · mi titikaha (fixed or unchanging; steady) · fi luja (fixed or unchanging; steady) · ru усто́йчивый (fixed or unchanging; steady) · bg предан (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · it saldo (fixed or unchanging; steady) · gl firme (fixed or unchanging; steady) · de unentwegt (fixed or unchanging; steady) · pl niezłomny (fixed or unchanging; steady) · cmn 忠實 /忠实 (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · tr değişmez (fixed or unchanging; steady) · bg устойчив (fixed or unchanging; steady) · nl standvastig (fixed or unchanging; steady) · nl standvastig (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · sv stabil (fixed or unchanging; steady) · sv stadig (fixed or unchanging; steady) · mi pūmau (fixed or unchanging; steady) · no stødig (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · tr sürekli (fixed or unchanging; steady) · es empecinado (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · yue 忠實嘅 /忠实嘅 (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · la fidus (fixed or unchanging; steady) · pl niezachwiany (fixed or unchanging; steady) · mi horopū (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · fi järkkymätön (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · la firmus (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · nb vedvarende (fixed or unchanging; steady) · enm stedefast (fixed or unchanging; steady) · oc fèrm (fixed or unchanging; steady) · ru пре́данный (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · ru сто́йкий (fixed or unchanging; steady) · sv orubblig (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · ru ве́рный (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · mi tōmau (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · grc καρτερός (fixed or unchanging; steady) · pt firme (fixed or unchanging; steady) · pl oddany (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · cmn 堅定不移 /坚定不移 (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · bg ве́рен (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · enm stedefast (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · hu állhatatos (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · grc τλήμων (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · yue 忠誠嘅 /忠诚嘅 (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · sa दृढ (fixed or unchanging; steady) · mi tōmau (fixed or unchanging; steady) · la firmus (fixed or unchanging; steady) · bg неподвижен (fixed or unchanging; steady) · mi titikaha (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · la obnīxus (fixed or unchanging; steady) · la certus (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · ga diongbháilte (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · es constable (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · lt nepajudinamas (fixed or unchanging; steady) · no stødig (fixed or unchanging; steady) · got 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌿𐍃 (fixed or unchanging; steady) · ga buanseasmhach (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · ar ثابت (fixed or unchanging; steady) · tr sabit (fixed or unchanging; steady) · pt inabalável (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · pt constante (fixed or unchanging; steady) · de standhaft (fixed or unchanging; steady) · grc ἀστραβής (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · ru непоколеби́мый (fixed or unchanging; steady) · ga diongbháilte (fixed or unchanging; steady) · sv ståndaktig (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · fi vankkumaton (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · nv yíníłdzil (fixed or unchanging; steady) · pt firme (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) · fi vakaa (fixed or unchanging; steady) · grc βέβαιος (fixed or unchanging; steady)