Antonyms for staunchness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : stawnch, stahnch

Phonetic Transcription : stɔntʃ, stɑntʃ

Definition of staunchness

Origin : early 15c., "impervious to water," from Old French estanche "firm, watertight," fem. of estanc "dried, exhausted, wearied, vanquished," from Vulgar Latin *stanticare, probably from Latin stans (genitive stantis), present participle of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "strong, substantial" first recorded mid-15c.; of persons, "standing firm and true to one's principles" from 1620s.

As in loyalty : noun faithfulness, dependability
As in resolution : noun determination, strong will
As in tenacity : noun diligence, stubbornness
As in certainty : noun positive assurance
As in constancy : noun fixedness
As in fidelity : noun faithfulness in a relationship
As in firmness : noun resolution, resolve

Example sentences :

It was old Frank's staunchness that brought calamity upon him.
Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux

He might be unscrupulous, he might be unreliable, but he stood by himself for staunchness and the will to help.
Extract from : « Young Blood » by E. W. Hornung

But what they lacked in warcraft they redeemed in staunchness.
Extract from : « Northern Spain » by Edgar T. A. Wigram

They induced the French to respect the staunchness of the German spirit.
Extract from : « History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) » by Heinrich Graetz

The gallant regulars resisted with the staunchness of their professional esprit, and refused to yield an inch.
Extract from : « The Regular Brigade of the Fourteenth Army Corps, the Army of the Cumberland, in the Battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro', Tennessee » by Frederick Phisterer

She stood for the reserve and staunchness of the bracing North.
Extract from : « Kit Musgrave's Luck » by Harold Bindloss

She liked Kit's staunchness, but nevertheless sometimes it jarred.
Extract from : « Kit Musgrave's Luck » by Harold Bindloss

She had no room in her heart for staunchness: it was all submerged in love.
Extract from : « The Heart of a Woman » by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

As a matter of fact, I owe a great deal to the staunchness of my friends.
Extract from : « For the Allinson Honor » by Harold Bindloss

But "Cummie" was staunch, with the old Scotch Covenanter staunchness.
Extract from : « Lafcadio Hearn » by Nina H. Kennard

Synonyms for staunchness

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