"steadfast" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈstɛdfɑːst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɛdfæst/ [General-American], /ˈstɛdfəst/ [obsolete] Audio: En-us-steadfast.ogg [US] Forms: steadfaster [comparative], more steadfast [comparative], steadfastest [superlative], most steadfast [superlative]
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 staðfastur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Bokmål stadfeste (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*steh₂-}}, {{inh|en|enm|stedefast}} Middle English stedefast, {{inh|en|ang|stedefæst}} Old English stedefæst, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*stadifastuz}} Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, {{compound|en|stead|fast|t1=place; spot; position|t2=firm; fixed}} stead (“place; spot; position”) + fast (“firm; fixed”), {{cog|dum|stedevast|t=steadfast}} Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), {{cog|is|staðfastur|t=steadfast}} Icelandic staðfastur (“steadfast”), {{cog|da|stedfast|t=firmly attached, secured}} Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), {{cog|da|stadfæste|t=to confirm; ratify}} Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), {{cog|nb|stadfeste|t=confirm, ratify; establish}} Norwegian Bokmål stadfeste (“confirm, ratify; establish”), {{cog|sv|stadfästa|t=to confirm; establish}} Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} steadfast (comparative steadfaster or more steadfast, superlative steadfastest or most steadfast)
  1. Fixed or unchanging; steady. Translations (fixed or unchanging; steady): βέβαιος (bébaios) (Ancient Greek), καρτερός (karterós) (Ancient Greek), ثابت (ṯābit) (Arabic), неподвижен (nepodvižen) (Bulgarian), устойчив (ustojčiv) (Bulgarian), 堅定嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 坚定嘅 (gin¹ ding⁶ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), standvastig (Dutch), luja (Finnish), vakaa (Finnish), déterminé [masculine] (French), firme (Galician), unentwegt (German), standhaft (German), 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌿𐍃 (tulgus) (Gothic), diongbháilte (Irish), buanseasmhach (Irish), saldo [masculine] (Italian), firmus (Latin), fidus (Latin), constans (Latin), titikaha (Maori), tōmau (Maori), pūmau (Maori), stedefast (Middle English), yíníłdzil (Navajo), stødig (Norwegian), vedvarende (Norwegian Bokmål), stadig (Norwegian Bokmål), fèrm (Occitan), ثابت (sâbet) (Persian), niezachwiany (Polish), niezłomny (Polish), firme (Portuguese), усто́йчивый (ustójčivyj) (Russian), непоколеби́мый (nepokolebímyj) (Russian), сто́йкий (stójkij) (Russian), दृढ (dṛḍha) (Sanskrit), firme (Spanish), stadig (Swedish), stabil (Swedish), daimî (Turkish), değişmez (Turkish), sabit (Turkish), sürekli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-steadfast-en-adj-rx53yxm4 Disambiguation of 'fixed or unchanging; steady': 100 0
  2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving. Translations (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving): ἀστραβής (astrabḗs) (Ancient Greek), τλήμων (tlḗmōn) (Ancient Greek), предан (predan) (Bulgarian), 忠實嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 忠实嘅 (zung¹ sat⁶ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), 忠誠嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 忠诚嘅 (zung¹ sing⁴ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), standvastig (Dutch), järkkymätön (Finnish), vankkumaton (Finnish), állhatatos (Hungarian), diongbháilte (Irish), buanseasmhach (Irish), firmus (Latin), titikaha (Maori), tōmau (Maori), kiriūka (Maori), horopū (Maori), stedefast (Middle English), stødig (Norwegian), traust (Norwegian), oddany (Polish), firme (Portuguese), пре́данный (prédannyj) (Russian), ве́рный (vérnyj) (Russian), firme (Spanish), orubblig (Swedish), ståndaktig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-steadfast-en-adj--F9p0B8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -fast Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fast: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'firmly loyal or constant; unswerving': 0 100
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Synonyms: stedfast [obsolete] Derived forms: steadfastly, steadfastness

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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "titikaha"
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        {
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "tōmau"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mi",
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          "word": "pūmau"
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          "lang": "Navajo",
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          "word": "yíníłdzil"
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          "word": "stødig"
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          "word": "vedvarende"
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          "word": "fèrm"
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          "word": "ثابت"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "niezachwiany"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "niezłomny"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "firme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ustójčivyj",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "усто́йчивый"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nepokolebímyj",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "непоколеби́мый"
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        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stójkij",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "сто́йкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "dṛḍha",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "दृढ"
        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "firme"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "stadig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "stabil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "daimî"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "değişmez"
        },
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "sabit"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
          "word": "sürekli"
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          "word": "предан"
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          "word": "忠實嘅"
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          "roman": "zung¹ sing⁴ ge³",
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          "word": "忠诚嘅"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "word": "standvastig"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "järkkymätön"
        },
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          "word": "vankkumaton"
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          "word": "ἀστραβής"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "τλήμων"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
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          "word": "állhatatos"
        },
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          "word": "diongbháilte"
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          "lang": "Irish",
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "firmus"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "titikaha"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "tōmau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "kiriūka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "horopū"
        },
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          "word": "stedefast"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "stødig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "traust"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "oddany"
        },
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          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "firme"
        },
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        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "word": "ве́рный"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "firme"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "orubblig"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
          "word": "ståndaktig"
        }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɛdfæst/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɛdfəst/",
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      ]
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      ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "English adjectives",
    "English compound terms",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms suffixed with -fast",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
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    },
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    }
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      "args": {
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      "form": "steadfaster",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more steadfast",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "form": "steadfastest",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɛdfəst/",
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      ]
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    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṯābit",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "ثابت"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepodvižen",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "неподвижен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ustojčiv",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "устойчив"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "堅定嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gin¹ ding⁶ ge³",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "坚定嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "standvastig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "luja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "vakaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "déterminé"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "firme"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "unentwegt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "standhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "tulgus",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌿𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bébaios",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "βέβαιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "karterós",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "καρτερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "diongbháilte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "buanseasmhach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saldo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "firmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "fidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "constans"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "titikaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "tōmau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "pūmau"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "stedefast"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "yíníłdzil"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "stødig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "vedvarende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "stadig"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "fèrm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sâbet",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "ثابت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "niezachwiany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "niezłomny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "firme"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustójčivyj",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "усто́йчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepokolebímyj",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "непоколеби́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stójkij",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "сто́йкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dṛḍha",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "दृढ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "firme"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "stadig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "stabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "daimî"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "değişmez"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "sabit"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fixed or unchanging; steady",
      "word": "sürekli"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predan",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "предан"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "忠實嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zung¹ sat⁶ ge³",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "忠实嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "忠誠嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zung¹ sing⁴ ge³",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "忠诚嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "standvastig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "järkkymätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "vankkumaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "astrabḗs",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "ἀστραβής"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "tlḗmōn",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "τλήμων"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "állhatatos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "diongbháilte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "buanseasmhach"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "firmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "titikaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "tōmau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "kiriūka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "horopū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "tōmau"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "stedefast"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "stødig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "traust"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "oddany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "firme"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prédannyj",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "пре́данный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vérnyj",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "ве́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "firme"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "orubblig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving",
      "word": "ståndaktig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "steadfast"
}

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