staunchness

staunch ¹  (stônch, stänch) also stanch (stônch, stänch, stnch)

adj. staunch·er also stanch·er, staunch·est also stanch·est

1. Firm and steadfast; true. See Synonyms at faithful.

2. Having a strong or substantial construction or constitution.

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[Middle English staunche, from Anglo-Norman estaunche, from estaunchier, to stanch, variant of Old French estanchier; see stanch¹.]

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staunchly adv.

staunchness n.

Usage Note: Staunch is more common than stanch as the spelling of the adjective. Stanch is more common than staunch as the spelling of the verb.

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staunch ²  (stônch, stänch)

v.

Variant of stanch¹. See Usage Note at staunch¹.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

staunchness - loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty steadfastness loyalty, trueness - the quality of being loyal

Translations

staunchness [ˈstɔːntʃnɪs] N → lealtad f, firmeza f

staunchness

n (of Catholic, loyalist) → Überzeugtheit f; (of member, supporter) → Treue f; (of support) → Unerschütterlichkeit f