# steadfastness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #70,293

## Definitions
1. Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
2. A steadfast resolution.

## Etymology
From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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