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standfast

standfast noun: one who stands firm, resisting assault or pressure.

Noun

standfast (plural standfasts)

  1. One who stands firm, resisting assault or pressure.
    • Surely there was a conscious weakness in the Spartans, who were always at pains to discipline their men in heroical conduct, and rewarded none save the standfasts.

Forms of standfast

pluralstandfasts

Origin of standfast

Deverbal from stand fast.

Questions about standfast

What does standfast mean?
Standfast means one who stands firm, resisting assault or pressure.
What part of speech is standfast?
Standfast is a noun.
What is the plural of standfast?
The plural of standfast is standfasts.

Words near standfast in the dictionary

  1. standers by
  2. standers-by
  3. standerwort
  4. standest
  5. standeth
  6. standfast
  7. standfasts
  8. Standfield
  9. Standfields
  10. standfirst
  11. standfirsts

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