noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A steadfast resolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
steadfast resolution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
4
noun
Meaning 4
loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: staunchness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: loyalty, trueness
History
Etymology
From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
mətanət
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Bulgarian:
устойчивост
(ustojčivost)
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Dutch:
standvastigheid
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Finnish:
lujuus
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Finnish:
peräänantamattomuus
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Finnish:
järkkymättömyys
— loyalty in the face of trouble
French:
ténacité
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Galician:
firmeza
— loyalty in the face of trouble
German:
Standhaftigkeit
— loyalty in the face of trouble
German:
Standfestigkeit
— loyalty in the face of trouble
German:
Unentwegtheit
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Ancient Greek:
ἐπιμονή
(epimonḗ)
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Hindi:
दृढ़ता
(dŕṛhtā)
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Irish:
diongbháilteacht
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Irish:
seasmhacht
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Italian:
fedeltà
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Italian:
attaccamento
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Italian:
fermezza
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Italian:
risolutezza
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Italian:
saldezza
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Middle English:
stedefastnesse
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Old English:
stedefæstnes
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Polish:
niezłomność
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Polish:
nieugiętość
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Romanian:
statornicie
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Romanian:
neclintire
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Romanian:
fidelitate
— loyalty in the face of trouble
Russian:
усто́йчивость
(ustójčivostʹ)
— loyalty in the face of trouble
