staunch

staunch

constant; true; faithful; steadfast: a staunch friend; strong; substantial

Not to be confused with:

stance – position of the body while standing; a mental or emotional position: take a firm stance

stanch – to stop the flow of blood or other liquid: Use direct pressure to stanch the bleeding.

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staunch ¹

 (stônch, stänch) also stanch (stônch, stänch, stănch)

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

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

2. Having a strong or substantial construction or constitution: "the staunch turrets of the fortified city walls" (Robert Rosenberg).

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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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staunch′ly adv.

staunch′ness 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.

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staunch

(stɔːntʃ)

adj

1. loyal, firm, and dependable: a staunch supporter.

2. solid or substantial in construction

3. (Nautical Terms) rare (of a ship, etc) watertight; seaworthy

[C15: (originally: watertight): from Old French estanche, from estanchier to stanch¹]

ˈstaunchly adv

ˈstaunchness n

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staunch

(stɔːntʃ)

vb, n

a variant spelling of stanch¹

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staunch¹

(stɔntʃ)

v.t., v.i.

stanch ¹.

staunch²

(stɔntʃ, stɑntʃ)

also stanch

adj. -er, -est.

1. firm or steadfast in principle, loyalty, etc.

2. characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty: a staunch defense of the government.

3. strong; substantial: a staunch little cabin.

4. impervious to water or other liquids; watertight: a staunch vessel.

[1375–1425; late Middle English sta(u)nch < Middle French estanche (feminine), estanc (masculine), derivative of estancher to stanch¹]

staunch′ly, adv.

staunch′ness, n.

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staunch

Past participle: staunched
Gerund: staunching

Imperative

staunch

staunch

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	staunch - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" stanch, stem, halt check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
Adj.	1.	staunch - firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" steadfast, unswerving constant - steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star"

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staunch

adjective loyal, faithful, stalwart, sure, strong, firm, sound, true, constant, reliable, stout, resolute, dependable, trustworthy, trusty, steadfast, true-blue, immovable, tried and true He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.

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staunch

adjective

Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, a cause, or a duty:

allegiant, constant, faithful, fast, firm, liege, loyal, steadfast, true.

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Translations

ثابِت، مُخْلِص

spolehlivývěrný

trofast

zuverlässig

arrêterbravedroitétancherfidèle

traustur

fedeletamponare

nelokāmsuzticams

güvenilirsadık

可靠的忠诚的

staunch

¹ [stɔːntʃ] ADJ (stauncher (compar) (staunchest (superl))) → leal, firme

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staunch

² [stɔːntʃ] VT [+ bleeding] → restañar

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staunch

[ˈstɔːntʃ]

adj [supporter] → ardent(e) often before n
to be a staunch believer in sth → croire fermement en qch

vt → étancher

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staunch

¹

adj (+er) ally, friend → unerschütterlich; Catholic, loyalist etc → überzeugt; member, supporter → ergeben, getreu; support → standhaft; to be staunch in one’s belief → fest or unerschütterlich im Glauben sein

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staunch

²

vt flow → stauen; bleeding → stillen; to staunch a wound → die Blutung einer Wunde stillen

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staunch

¹ [stɔːntʃ] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (supporter, friend) → fedele, leale; (believer, Christian) → convinto/a

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staunch

² [stɔːntʃ] vt (flow) → arrestare; (blood) → tamponare

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staunch

(stoːntʃ) adjective

firm, trusty. a staunch friend. stewig, betroubaar ثابِت، مُخْلِص верен leal spolehlivý, věrný zuverlässig trofast πιστός, αφοσιωμένος ustav وفادار luotettava loyalנאמן स्वामिभक्त, ईमानदार pouzdan, čvrst hűséges terpercaya traustur leale 信頼できる 든든한 ištikimas nelokāms; uzticams paling dipercayai trouwtrofast, pålitelig, standhaftigoddanyleal loial верный verný zvest veran trofast, pålitlig ซื่อสัตย์ güvenilir, sadık 堅定的，可靠的 вірний, відданий قابل اعتماد trung thành, đáng tin cậy 忠诚的，可靠的

ˈstaunchly adverb

betroubaar بإخْلاص، بِوفاء лоялно lealmente věrně zuverlässig trofast πιστά, αφοσιωμένα ustavalt وفادارانه vankkumattomasti loyalement בְּנֶאֱמָנוּת वफादारी से, ईमानदारी के साथ pouzdano, nepokolebljivo hűségesen secara terpercaya af hollustu, dyggilega lealmente 誠実に 든든하게 ištikimai nelokāmi; uzticami dipercayai trouwtrofast, standhaftigwiernie lealmente (în mod) loial верно verne zvesto verno trofast, pålitligt อย่างซื่อสัตย์ güvenilir şekilde 堅定地，忠誠地 стійко; непохитно قابل اعتماد طریق سے trung thành, đáng tin cậy 坚定地，忠诚地

ˈstaunchness noun

betroubaarheid وَفاء، إخْلاص лоялност lealdade věrnost die Zuverlässigkeit trofasthed πίστη, αφοσίωση ustavus وفاداري vankkumattomuus loyautéנאמנות वफादारी, ईमानदारी, स्वामिभक्त pozdanost, nepokolebljivost hűség(esség), megbízhatóság keadaan terpercaya hollusta, tryggð lealtà 誠実さ 든든함 ištikimybė nelokāmība; uzticamība kepercayaan trouwtrofasthet, standhaftighet oddanie lealdade loialitate верность vernosť zvestoba vernost trofasthet, pålitlighet ความซื่อสัตย์ güvenilirlik 忠誠(度) стійкість; вірність ثابت قدمی sự trung thành, đáng tin cậy 忠诚（度）

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