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stedfastness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sted-fast-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of steadfastness.

Obsolete; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Middle English stedfastnes, stedfastnesse (“firmness of purpose; fortitude; loyalty, fidelity; strength, boldness, courage”), from Old English stedefæstnes (“constancy”); equivalent to stedfast + -ness.

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What does stedfastness mean?
Obsolete form of steadfastness.
Where does stedfastness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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