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steadfast

adj
/ˈstɛdfɑːst/UK/ˈstɛdfæst/US/ˈstɛdfəst/

Etymology

From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead (“place; spot; position”) + fast (“firm; fixed”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), Icelandic staðfestur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Nynorsk stadfesta (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”).

  1. inherited from *stadifastuz✻
  2. inherited from stedefæst
  3. inherited from stedefast

Definitions

  1. Fixed or unchanging

    Fixed or unchanging; steady.

  2. Firmly loyal or constant

    Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

    • steadfast support
    • steadfast commitment

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at steadfast. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at steadfast. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at steadfast

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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