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Noun [English]

Forms: steadfastnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stedfastnesse}} Middle English stedfastnesse, {{inh|en|ang|stedefæstnes|t=steadfastness}} Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), {{af|en|steadfast|-ness}} steadfast + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} steadfastness (countable and uncountable, plural steadfastnesses)
  1. Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (loyalty in the face of trouble): ἐπιμονή (epimonḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), mətanət (Azerbaijani), устойчивост (ustojčivost) (Bulgarian), standvastigheid [feminine] (Dutch), lujuus (Finnish), peräänantamattomuus (Finnish), järkkymättömyys (Finnish), ténacité [feminine] (French), firmeza [feminine] (Galician), Standhaftigkeit [feminine] (German), Standfestigkeit [feminine] (German), Unentwegtheit [feminine] (German), diongbháilteacht [feminine] (Irish), seasmhacht [feminine] (Irish), fedeltà [feminine] (Italian), attaccamento [masculine] (Italian), fermezza [feminine] (Italian), risolutezza [feminine] (Italian), saldezza [feminine] (Italian), stedefastnesse (Middle English), stedefæstnes [feminine] (Old English), niezłomność (Polish), nieugiętość (Polish), statornicie [feminine] (Romanian), neclintire [feminine] (Romanian), fidelitate (Romanian), усто́йчивость (ustójčivostʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-steadfastness-en-noun-rC81XnF4 Disambiguation of 'loyalty in the face of trouble': 99 1
  2. Steadfast resolution. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-steadfastness-en-noun-HVPgVpRl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96

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      "word": "statornicie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "loyalty in the face of trouble",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neclintire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "loyalty in the face of trouble",
      "word": "fidelitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustójčivostʹ",
      "sense": "loyalty in the face of trouble",
      "word": "усто́йчивость"
    }
  ],
  "word": "steadfastness"
}

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