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Meaning of "unsteadfast" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSTEADFAST

unsteadfast  [ʌnˈstɛdˌfɑːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSTEADFAST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unsteadfast is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNSTEADFAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unsteadfast in the English dictionary

The first definition of unsteadfast in the dictionary is unstable or capricious. Other definition of unsteadfast is changeable or dynamic. Unsteadfast is also unsteady or unfixed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSTEADFAST


bedfast
ˈbɛdˌfɑːst
Buckfast
ˈbʌkˌfɑːst
colorfast
ˈkʌləˌfɑːst
colourfast
ˈkʌləˌfɑːst
cragfast
ˈkræɡˌfɑːst
earthfast
ˈɜːθˌfɑːst
fast
fɑːst
handfast
ˈhændˌfɑːst
holdfast
ˈhəʊldˌfɑːst
lockfast
ˈlɒkˌfɑːst
makefast
ˈmeɪkˌfɑːst
noncolorfast
nɒnˈkʌləˌfɑːst
shamefast
ˈʃeɪmˌfɑːst
sitfast
ˈsɪtˌfɑːst
soothfast
ˈsuːθˌfɑːst
standfast
ˈstændˌfɑːst
sternfast
ˈstɜːnˌfɑːst
sunfast
ˈsʌnˌfɑːst
tub-fast
ˈtʌbˌfɑːst
ultrafast
ˈʌltrəˌfɑːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSTEADFAST

unstayed
unstaying
unsteadfastly
unsteadfastness
unsteadied
unsteadier
unsteadies
unsteadiest
unsteadily
unsteadiness
unsteady
unsteel
unstemmed
unstep
unstepped
unstepping
unstercorated
unsterile
unsterilised
unsterilized

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSTEADFAST

acid-fast
bed and breakfast
breakfast
continental breakfast
defast
English breakfast
full English breakfast
hard and fast
headfast
light-fast
nefast
outfast
overfast
power breakfast
relay fast
stand fast
steadfast
stedfast
superfast
wedding breakfast

Synonyms and antonyms of unsteadfast in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unsteadfast» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSTEADFAST

Find out the translation of unsteadfast to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unsteadfast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unsteadfast» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unsteadfast
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unsteadfast
570 millions of speakers

English

unsteadfast
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unsteadfast
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unsteadfast
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unsteadfast
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unsteadfast
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছটফটে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unsteadfast
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak stabil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unsteadfast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unsteadfast
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무너 뜨리게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unsteadfast
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unsteadfast
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unsteadfast
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्थिर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unsteadfast
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unsteadfast
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unsteadfast
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unsteadfast
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unsteadfast
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unsteadfast
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onstandvastig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unsteadfast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unsteadfast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unsteadfast

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSTEADFAST»

The term «unsteadfast» is normally little used and occupies the 142.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSTEADFAST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unsteadfast» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unsteadfast» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unsteadfast

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSTEADFAST»

Discover the use of unsteadfast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unsteadfast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A critical review of the orthography of Dr. Webster's series ...
Unsudder Unskillful ness do. da Unsoder Un staunched, Unstauched U munched do. do. da Unsteadfast, do. Unsteadfast do. Unsteadfast Unsiedfast Uns ted fast Unsteadiness, doUnsteadiness da Unsteadiness, Unsteadiness l'n*i et hl in ess ...
‎1831
2
Richard II. Henry IV, part I
By heaven, methinks, it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale- fac'd moon ' ; 8 On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.] That is, of a spear laid across. Wmzsuxron. ' 9 --sink or swim :] This is a very ancient proverbial expression.
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
3
Old English Homilies of the Twelfth Century: From the Unique ...
The double .man is unsteadfast in all his words [ways]. Double or manifold is the man who is unsteadfast, in works or in words or in thought, towards God or towards man, and therefore is wholly lost, life (body) and soul. But that man is simple ...
Richard Morris, 1873
4
King Henry IV.: Drama in Two Parts
As to o'er-walk a current, roaring loud, On the unsteadfast footing of a pear al. Hot . If he fall in, good night :— or sink or swim: —- 8 2 Send danger from the east unto the west, So honour cros it from the north to south 83, And let them grapple ...
William Shakespeare, Friedrich Ernst Feller, 1830
5
The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: With ...
... fay no more : And now I will unclasp a secret book, And to your quick- conceiving discontents I'll read you matter, deep, and dangerous ; As full of peril, and advent'rous spirit, As to o'er-walk a current, roaring loud, 9 On the unsteadfast footing ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1778
6
Miraculous Prophecies and Predictions of Eminent Men: From ...
... ye miserable children of sorrow ! the world hath seduced you, ' and the devil hath bridled your mouths ; your flesh is frail, and your hearts without savour ; your minds have been unsteadfast, and your eyes delighted in much vanity and folly; ...
‎1821
7
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
By heaven, methinks, it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale- fac'd moon 2; s On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.] That is, of a spear laid across. Wahburton. 9 — sink or swim :] This is a very ancient proverbial expression.
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
8
The Sad Shepherd: Or, A Tale of Robin Hood, a Fragment
On the unsteadfast footing pf a spear." On the unjieadsaft sotting os a spear.] That is, of a spear laid across. Warburton.'' Henry IVth. ist pt. Vol. Y. p. 285. last edit. *' The other which was entered, laboured fast Tosperre the gate." Fairy Queen ...
Ben Jonson, Francis Godolphin Waldron, Peter Whalley, 1783
9
Valmiki-Ramayana(www.islam.co.cc)
[l-65-13b, 14a] if^^d^HPTt dlk-díì ^R: I 14b, 15a: pra+kampate+ca+vasudhaa= highly, unsteadfast, also, earth; vaayuH+vaati+ iha+ samkulaH= airs, gusts, now, unsteady; Brahman= oh, Brahma; na+pratijaaniimaH= not, compréhensible for us ; ...
IslamKotob, Valmiki Ramayana
10
Poems and Plays
By heaven, methinks, it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale- fac'd moon '; 8 On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.] That is, of a spear laid across. WARBURTON. 9 --sink or swim :] This is a very ancient proverbial expression.
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, 1821

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSTEADFAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unsteadfast is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Shakespeare Algorithm
To data-mine Shakespeare is, as the Earl of Worcester might have said, “to o'er-walk a current roaring loud / On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.” Boyd and ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
2
Livestock furore exposes our moral hypocrisy
This moral hypocrisy does not give Australia the high ground in such altercations with other countries - it only serves to highlight our unsteadfast standards. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 11»

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