Steadfast
['stedfɑːst;-fəst] or ['stɛdfæst]
Definition
(adj.) firm and dependable especially in loyalty; 'a steadfast ally'; 'a staunch defender of free speech'; 'unswerving devotion'; 'unswerving allegiance' .
Edited by Jason--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm.
(a.) Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady.
Typist: Mag
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Fixed, fast, established.[2]. Resolute, firm, steady, stanch, constant, stable, pertinacious, unwavering, unhesitating, unshaken, unreserved, implicit.
Inputed by Carlo
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Firm, rooted, grounded, fixed, established, resolved, constant, steady,unswerving, stanch, resolute
ANT:Infirm, weak, vacillating, capricious, uncertain, irresolute, wavering,dubious, half-hearted, halfminded
Checked by Karol
Definition
adj. firmly fixed or established: firm: constant: resolute: steady.—adv. Stead′fastly.—n. Stead′fastness.
Checker: Otis
Examples
- All his journeys were ruggedly performed; for he was always steadfast in a purpose of saving money for Emily's sake, when she should be found. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But what remained much more steadfast were the secretariats of the foreign ministeries and the ideas of people who wrote of state concerns. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He would be night-free, like an Egyptian, steadfast in perfectly suspended equilibrium, pure mystic nodality of physical being. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In the midst of this intemperate riot, Attila alone, without change of countenance, maintained his steadfast and inflexible gravity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She thanked him for a thousand thousand kind offices and proofs of steadfast friendship to her in her affliction. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She had kept a steadfast look upon him, and she answered with composure: 'I am not here selfishly, Charley. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His steadfast look was now divided between her and Clennam, and he began to shake as if he were very cold. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Their political interests demanded a steadfast inquiry into the state of affairs beyond their frontiers, and yet that inquiry was never made. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Franklin represents the eighteenth century in his steadfast pursuit of intellectual, social, and political emancipatio n. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I must have been naturally steadfast in my attachments, or possessed a very good heart. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The steadfast fear of the Roman Senate had hunted him from court to court. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She continued steadfast. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I could not eat, I could not sit still, I could not continue steadfast to anything. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Marianne is as steadfast as ever, you see, said Elinor, she is not at all altered. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
Checker: Otis