steadfastnessn.

/ˈstɛdfastnɪs/

Etymology: < steadfast adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being steadfast.

1. Constancy or fixity in purpose, belief, fidelity, affection, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun]

steadfastnessa1000

anrednessOE

stead-stathelfastness?c1225

stability13..

steadfastshipc1320

traistnessa1340

constance1340

sadnessc1384

unmovablenessc1384

hardnessa1400

steadfastheadc1400

unmobletya1425

firmitya1450

constancy1526

constantness1530

firmitude?1541

firmness1553

stoutness1561

settledness1571

cleaving1580

solidity1607

immovableness1617

staunchness1623

fixedness1626

fixationa1631

unswayednessa1656

steadiness1663

sturdiness1675

unbendingness1824

indomitability1851

indomitableness1860

thick and thin1884

fixity1885

unshakability1907

a1000 in J. Stevenson Rituale Ecclesiæ Dunelmensis (1840) 50 Virtute constantiæ, mægne stydfæstnis.

c1220 Bestiary 182 Feste ðe of stedefastnesse, and ful of ðewes.

c1397 G. Chaucer Lack Stedf. 7 Al is loste for lac of stedfastnesse.

1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 189 Sche led wyth hir Nurture and Lawlynes, Contenence, Pacience, Gude Fame and Stedfastnes.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Pet. iii. 17 Beware lest ye..fall from youre owne stedfastnes.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §23. 225 He would with the best stedfastnesse of faith that he could pray for them.

1707 London Gaz. No. 4308/1 His Steadfastness in their Interest might be depended on.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 389 Middleton adhered to the cause of hereditary monarchy with a stedfastness which [etc.].

1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. i. 21 The man who is without steadfastness will neither do good to others nor to himself.

†2. Established or permanent condition. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [noun]

stablenessa1300

tack1412

steadfastnessc1450

surenessc1450

stability1470

radicationa1500

constance1509

steadiness1530

certitudea1533

firmance1533

staidness1556

establishment1561

settledness1571

settling1582

state1597

groundedness1601

inviscerationa1631

setness1642

unmalleableness1644

fixedness1647

poise1649

inveteracy1716

well-foundedness1735

fixity1791

unmalleability1828

deep-rootedness1860

instatement1877

steady state1885

hard and fastness1897

c1450 Godstow Reg. 343 We, grauntyng and in stedfastnesse havyng, and our forseid present of witnesse, conferme and strengthe the yifte which we have I-made.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 819 The Duke and the Bishop declared what thing was deuised..for to set the realme in a quiet stedfastnesse.

3. In physical sense: Fixity in position. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > stability > condition of being firmly fixed

fastnesseOE

firmitya1450

stablishness1530

firmitude?1541

steadfastnessa1542

firmness1600

fixure1603

security1770

fixation1894

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 110 Nor in my bonis there is no stedfastnes.

1787 J. Smeaton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 320 A stand of such solidity and steadfastness that the telescope might preserve the position in which it was placed.

1827 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (1828) 65 The steadfastness of the plants, in consequence of their fastenings..almost precluded contingency.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 267 And forward did the mighty waters press As though they loved the green earth's steadfastness.

4. Steadiness or fixity (of gaze).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > stare or gaze > fixedness of look

steadfastness1567

fixture1850

fixation1889

fixity1895

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 84 Hee taketh his yong when as they be yong and tender, and haue not ful stedfastnesse in their eies.

1647 T. Fuller Good Thoughts in Worse Times ii. i. 50 For our Saviour glancing his Eyes at the Peoples instruction, did no whit hinder the steadfastnesse of his lookes, lifted up to his Father.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. iii. 91 There was..a decided steadfastness in his gaze now.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	steadfastness
释义	steadfastnessn. /ˈstɛdfastnɪs/ Etymology: < steadfast adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being steadfast. 1. Constancy or fixity in purpose, belief, fidelity, affection, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] steadfastnessa1000 anrednessOE stead-stathelfastness?c1225 stability13.. steadfastshipc1320 traistnessa1340 constance1340 sadnessc1384 unmovablenessc1384 hardnessa1400 steadfastheadc1400 unmobletya1425 firmitya1450 constancy1526 constantness1530 firmitude?1541 firmness1553 stoutness1561 settledness1571 cleaving1580 solidity1607 immovableness1617 staunchness1623 fixedness1626 fixationa1631 unswayednessa1656 steadiness1663 sturdiness1675 unbendingness1824 indomitability1851 indomitableness1860 thick and thin1884 fixity1885 unshakability1907 a1000 in J. Stevenson Rituale Ecclesiæ Dunelmensis (1840) 50 Virtute constantiæ, mægne stydfæstnis. c1220 Bestiary 182 Feste ðe of stedefastnesse, and ful of ðewes. c1397 G. Chaucer Lack Stedf. 7 Al is loste for lac of stedfastnesse. 1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 189 Sche led wyth hir Nurture and Lawlynes, Contenence, Pacience, Gude Fame and Stedfastnes. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Pet. iii. 17 Beware lest ye..fall from youre owne stedfastnes. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §23. 225 He would with the best stedfastnesse of faith that he could pray for them. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4308/1 His Steadfastness in their Interest might be depended on. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 389 Middleton adhered to the cause of hereditary monarchy with a stedfastness which [etc.]. 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. i. 21 The man who is without steadfastness will neither do good to others nor to himself. †2. Established or permanent condition. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [noun] stablenessa1300 tack1412 steadfastnessc1450 surenessc1450 stability1470 radicationa1500 constance1509 steadiness1530 certitudea1533 firmance1533 staidness1556 establishment1561 settledness1571 settling1582 state1597 groundedness1601 inviscerationa1631 setness1642 unmalleableness1644 fixedness1647 poise1649 inveteracy1716 well-foundedness1735 fixity1791 unmalleability1828 deep-rootedness1860 instatement1877 steady state1885 hard and fastness1897 c1450 Godstow Reg. 343 We, grauntyng and in stedfastnesse havyng, and our forseid present of witnesse, conferme and strengthe the yifte which we have I-made. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 819 The Duke and the Bishop declared what thing was deuised..for to set the realme in a quiet stedfastnesse. 3. In physical sense: Fixity in position. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > stability > condition of being firmly fixed fastnesseOE firmitya1450 stablishness1530 firmitude?1541 steadfastnessa1542 firmness1600 fixure1603 security1770 fixation1894 a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 110 Nor in my bonis there is no stedfastnes. 1787 J. Smeaton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 320 A stand of such solidity and steadfastness that the telescope might preserve the position in which it was placed. 1827 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (1828) 65 The steadfastness of the plants, in consequence of their fastenings..almost precluded contingency. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 267 And forward did the mighty waters press As though they loved the green earth's steadfastness. 4. Steadiness or fixity (of gaze). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > stare or gaze > fixedness of look steadfastness1567 fixture1850 fixation1889 fixity1895 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 84 Hee taketh his yong when as they be yong and tender, and haue not ful stedfastnesse in their eies. 1647 T. Fuller Good Thoughts in Worse Times ii. i. 50 For our Saviour glancing his Eyes at the Peoples instruction, did no whit hinder the steadfastnesse of his lookes, lifted up to his Father. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. iii. 91 There was..a decided steadfastness in his gaze now. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.a1000
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