steadfast
adjUK /ˈstɛdfɑːst/ · US /ˈstɛdfæst/
Etymology From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead (“place; spot; position”) + fast (“firm; fixed”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), Icelandic staðfestur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Nynorsk stadfesta (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”).
1
Fixed or unchanging; steady.
2
Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
- steadfast support
- steadfast commitment
- Derived terms
- oversteadfast, steadfastly, steadfastness, unsteadfast