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STAUNCHNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does staunchness mean?
• STAUNCHNESS (noun)
The noun STAUNCHNESS has 1 sense:
1. loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
Familiarity information: STAUNCHNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
staunchness; steadfastness
Hypernyms ("staunchness" is a kind of...):
loyalty; trueness (the quality of being loyal)
Derivation:
staunch (firm and dependable especially in loyalty)
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