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steadfast

UK/ˈstɛdfɑːst//ˈstɛdfæst/

steadfast adjective: fixed or unchanging; steady.

Adjective

steadfast (comparative steadfaster or more steadfast, superlative steadfastest or most steadfast)

  1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
  2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
    • steadfast support
    • steadfast commitment
    Antonyms:
    infirm

steadfast meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

steadfast in Hindi

steadfast, resolute; bold
धीर dhīr
steadfast, firm
क़ायम qāyam

steadfast in Tamil

உலை விலாத, நிலை உறுதியான, நிலையுறுதியுடைய, மாறா நிலையான

steadfast in Urdu

steadfast, resolute
مستقل mustaqil
steadfast
ثابت sābit

steadfast in Bengali

steadfast; resolute; firm
ধ্রুব dhrubô
More languagesFewer languages
steadfast in Telugu
స్థిరంగా
steadfast in Malayalam
നിലയുറച്ച, നെഞ്ചുറപ്പുളള, ദൃഢചിത്തനായ, മനഃസ്ഥിരതയുള്ള
steadfast in Kannada
ದೃಢನಿಷ್ಠೆಯ, ನಿಶ್ಚಲವಾದ, ಸ್ಥಿರ, ದೃಢ
steadfast in Gujarati
અડગ
steadfast in Sanskrit
दृढ dṛḍha
steadfast in Arabic
ثابت ṯābit
steadfast in Persian
ثابت sâbet

Antonyms of steadfast

Forms of steadfast

comparativesteadfaster
comparativemore steadfast
superlativesteadfastest
superlativemost steadfast
alternative form (obsolete)stedfast

Origin of steadfast

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”).

Words formed from steadfast

Questions about steadfast

What does steadfast mean?
Steadfast means fixed or unchanging; steady.
What is steadfast in Hindi?
Steadfast in Hindi is धीर (dhīr), क़ायम (qāyam). See Steadfast meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is steadfast?
Steadfast is an adjective.
How do you pronounce steadfast?
Steadfast is pronounced /ˈstɛdfɑːst/ (UK).

Words near steadfast in the dictionary

  1. stead
  2. steada
  3. steadable
  4. steade
  5. steaded
  6. steadfast
  7. steadfaster
  8. steadfastest
  9. steadfastly
  10. steadfastness
  11. steadfastnesses

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: steadfast (page history and authors); क़ायम (Hindi) (page history and authors); steadfast (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ثابت (Urdu) (page history and authors); ধ্রুব (Bengali) (page history and authors); steadfast (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steadfast (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); steadfast (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); steadfast (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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