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1. (adj.) staunch
firm or steadfast in principle, loyalty, etc.
2. staunch
characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty:
a staunch defense of the government.
3. staunch
strong; substantial:
a staunch little cabin.
4. staunch
impervious to water or other liquids; watertight:
a staunch vessel.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME sta(u)nch < MF estanche (fem.), estanc (masc.), der. of estancher to stanch1)
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1. (verb) steadfast, staunch, unswerving
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
"a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"
2. (verb) stem, stanch, staunch, halt
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
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1. (adjective) staunch
firmly supportive of sth
a staunch supporter of the death penalty
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1. staunch
alt. of Staunchness
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Sense: firm, trusty
a staunch friend.
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 Afrikaans: stewig, betroubaar |
 Arabic: ثابِت، مُخْلِص |
 Bulgarian: верен |
 Brazilian: leal |
 Czech: spolehlivý, věrný |
 German: zuverlässig |
 Danish: trofast |
 Greek: πιστός ,αφοσιωμένος |
 Estonian: ustav |
 Farsi: وفادار |
 Finnish: luotettava |
 French: loyal |
 Hebrew: נֶאֱמָן |
 Hindi: स्वामिभक्त, ईमानदार |
 Croatian: pouzdan,čvrst |
 Hungarian: hűséges |
 Indonesian: terpercaya |
 Icelandic: traustur |
 Italian: leale |
 Japanese: 信頼できる |
 Korean: 든든한 |
 Lithuanian: ištikimas |
 Latvian: nelokāms; uzticams |
 Malay: paling dipercayai |
 Dutch: trouw |
 Norwegian: trofast, pålitelig, stand |
 Polish: oddany |
 Portuguese: leal |
 Romanian: loial |
 Russian: верный |
 Slovak: verný |
 Slovenian: zvest |
 Serbian: veran |
 Swedish: trofast, pålitlig |
 Thai: ซื่อสัตย์ |
 Turkish: güvenilir, sadık |
 Taiwanese: 堅定的，可靠的 |
 Ukrainian: вірний, відданий |
 Urdu: قابل اعتماد |
 Vietnamese: trung thành, đáng tin cậy |
 Chinese: 忠诚的，可靠的 |
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