standfast

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noun

One who stands firm, resisting assault or pressure.

“Surely there was a conscious weakness in the Spartans, who were always at pains to discipline their men in heroical conduct, and rewarded none save the standfasts.”

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Meanings

nounstandfast (plural standfasts)

plural standfasts

  1. One who stands firm, resisting assault or pressure.

    Surely there was a conscious weakness in the Spartans, who were always at pains to discipline their men in heroical conduct, and rewarded none save the standfasts.

Origin

Deverbal from stand fast.

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APA

standfast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standfast

MLA

“standfast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standfast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “standfast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standfast.

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