Definitions for steadfast
ˈstɛdˌfæst, -ˌfɑst, -fəststead·fast

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwaveringadjective

   marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

   "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

2. steadfast, staunch, unswervingadjective

   firm and dependable especially in loyalty

   "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. steadfastadjective

   Fixed or unchanging; steady.

2. steadfastadjective

   Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steadfastadjective

   Etymology: stead and fast.

   1. Fast in place; firm; fixed.

   Such was this giant’s fall, that seem’d to shake
   This stedfast globe of earth, as it for fear did quake. F. Qu.

   Laws ought to be like stony tables, plain, steadfast, and immoveable. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.

   2. Constant; resolute.

   I hope her stubborn heart to bend,
   And that it then more stedfast will endure. Edmund Spenser.

   A generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. Psal. lxxviii. 8.

   Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty; abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble. Ecclus. xxii. 23.

   Him resist stedfast in the faith. 1 Pet. v. 9.

   What form of death could him affright,
   Who unconcern’d, with stedfast sight
   Cou’d view the surges mounting steep,
   And monsters rolling in the deep? Dryden.

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1. steadfast

   Steadfast refers to someone or something that is firmly fixed, stable, or unchanging. It can describe a person who is dedicated, loyal, reliable, or constant in their beliefs, attitudes, or affections, without being swayed by external factors.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steadfastadjective

   firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm

2. Steadfastadjective

   not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady

3. Etymology: [Stead + fast, that is, fast in place.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steadfast

   sted′fast, adj. firmly fixed or established: firm: constant: resolute: steady.—adv. Stead′fastly.—n. Stead′fastness. [A.S. stedefæst, stede, a place, fæst, firm, fast.]

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of steadfast in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of steadfast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of steadfast in a Sentence

1. Euripides:

   Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

2. Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist:

   Being able to open up relations with the Cuban people and to have more trade not only benefits all of America, but in particular, the state of Florida, being only 90 miles away, there are those who are going to be hard-liners and stay steadfast to their position in the past, but I think by and large, many Republicans already in fact think it's the right thing to do.

3. John Milton:

   Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, sober steadfast, and demure, all in a robe of darkest grain, flowing with majestic train.

4. Homer, The Odyssey:

   Nothing feebler than a man does the earth raise up, of all the things which breathe and move on the earth, for he believes that he will never suffer evil in the future, as long as the gods give him success and he flourishes in his strength; but when the blessed gods bring sorrows too to pass, even these he bears, against his will, with steadfast spirit, for the thoughts of earthly men are like the day which the father of gods and men brings upon them.

5. Homer:

   Nothing feebler than a man does the earth raise up, of all the things which breathe and move on the earth, for he believes that he will never suffer evil in the future, as long as the gods give him success and he flourishes in his strength but when the blessed gods bring sorrows too to pass, even these he bears, against his will, with steadfast spirit, for the thoughts of earthly men are like the day which the father of gods and men brings upon them.

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