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English

Etymology

From stedefast which in turn comes from stedefæst. It is comprised of two parts: stede (“place”) + fæst (“fixed”).

Adjective

Fixed or unchanging; steady.
Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

Derived terms

fr:steadfast io:steadfast hu:steadfast pt:steadfast ta:steadfast te:steadfast vi:steadfast zh:steadfast

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Steadfast \Stead"fast\ (-f[.a]st), a. [Stead + fast, that is,
fast in place.] [Written also stedfast.]
1. Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm. "This
steadfast globe of earth." --Spenser.
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2. Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute;
unswerving; steady. "Steadfast eye." --Shak.
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Abide steadfast unto him [thy neighbor] in the time
of his trouble. --Ecclus.
xxii. 23.
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Whom resist steadfast in the faith. --1 Pet. v. 9.
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WordNet steadfast
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast
resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence";
"unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm, steady, unbendable,
unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
2: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast
ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving
devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: staunch, unswerving]

Moby Dictionary
abiding , accordant , adamant , age-long , aged , alike , ancient ,
antique , ardent , assiduous , automatic , balanced , calculable ,
changeless , chronic , committed , consistent , consonant , constant ,
continuing , continuous , cool , correspondent , dedicated ,
deep-rooted , dependable , determined , devoted , diligent , diuturnal ,
dogged , durable , enduring , equable , equal , even , evergreen ,
faithful , faithworthy , fast , fiducial , firm , firm as Gibraltar ,
fixed , flat , flinty , frozen , hardy , homogeneous , immobile ,
immotile , immotive , immovable , immutable , imperturbable ,
in equilibrium , inalterable , indefatigable , indomitable ,
industrious , inexorable , inflexible , insistent , intact ,
intransient , invariable , inveterate , invincible , inviolate ,
irremovable , lasting , level , liege , long-lasting , long-lived ,
long-standing , long-term , longeval , longevous , loyal , macrobiotic ,
marble-constant , measured , mechanical , methodic , monolithic ,
never-failing , never-tiring , obdurate , obstinate , of a piece ,
of long duration , of long standing , ordered , orderly , patient ,
patient as Job , perdurable , perduring , perennial , permanent ,
perpetual , perseverant , persevering , persistent , persisting ,
pertinacious , plodding , plugging , predictable , preoccupied ,
quiescent , rapt , regular , relentless , reliable , remaining ,
resolute , resolved , rigid , robotlike , secure , sedulous ,
sempervirent , set , settled , single-minded , sleepless , slogging ,
smooth , solid , sot , sound , stable , static , stationary , staunch ,
staying , steady , steely , stubborn , substantial , sure , surefire ,
sustained , systematic , tenacious , tested , tireless , torpid , tough ,
tried , tried and true , true , true-blue , trustworthy , trusty ,
unabating , unaltered , unbending , unbroken , unchangeable , unchanged ,
unchanging , unchecked , unconquerable , undaunted , undeflectable ,
undestroyed , undeviating , undifferentiated , undiscouraged ,
undiversified , undrooping , unfading , unfailing , unfaltering ,
unflagging , unflappable , unflinching , uniform , unintermitting ,
uninterrupted , unmovable , unnodding , unqualified , unquestioning ,
unrelaxing , unrelenting , unremitting , unruffled , unshakable ,
unshaken , unshifting , unsleeping , unswerving , untiring , unvaried ,
unvarying , unwavering , unwearied , unwearying , unwinking ,
unyielding , utterly attentive , vital , weariless , well-balanced ,
well-founded , well-grounded , wholehearted , without nerves