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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
- Example: "firm convictions"
- Example: "a firm mouth"
- Example: "steadfast resolve"
- Example: "a man of unbendable perseverence"
- Example: "unwavering loyalty"
[syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]

2. firm and dependable especially in loyalty;
- Example: "a steadfast ally"
- Example: "a staunch defender of free speech"
- Example: "unswerving devotion"
- Example: "unswerving allegiance"
[syn: steadfast, staunch, unswerving]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Steadfast \Stead"fast\ (-f[.a]st), a. [Stead + fast, that is,
   fast in place.] [Written also stedfast.]
   1. Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm. "This
      steadfast globe of earth." --Spenser.
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   2. Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute;
      unswerving; steady. "Steadfast eye." --Shak.
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            Abide steadfast unto him [thy neighbor] in the time
            of his trouble.                       --Ecclus.
                                                  xxii. 23.
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            Whom resist steadfast in the faith.   --1 Pet. v. 9.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

steadfast
    adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
           "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve";
           "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
           [syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff,
           unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
    2: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast
       ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving
       devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: steadfast,
       staunch, unswerving]