stedfast


sted·fast

S0724800 (stĕd′făst′, -fəst)adj. Variant of steadfast.

stedfast

(ˈstɛdfəst; -ˌfɑːst) adj a less common spelling of steadfast

stead•fast

or sted•fast

(ˈstɛdˌfæst, -ˌfɑst, -fəst)

adj. 1. fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze. 2. firm in purpose, resolution, faith, etc.: a steadfast friend. 3. unwavering, as resolution, faith, or adherence. 4. firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs. 5. firmly fixed in place or position; stable. [before 1000; Middle English stedefast, Old English stedefæst] stead′fast`ly, adv. stead′fast`ness, n.