different between stationary vs steadfast
stationary
English
Etymology
From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from st? (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ste??(?)n(?)?i/
- (US) enPR: st??sh?-n?r'?, IPA(key): /?ste????n??i/
- Homophone: stationery
- Hyphenation: sta?tion?ary
Adjective
stationary (not comparable)
- Not moving.
- The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.
- incapable of being moved
- unchanging
Synonyms
- (not moving): fixed, immobile, motionless, still, stock-still, unmoving
- (incapable of being moved): immobile, unmoveable
- (unchanging): changeless, constant, immutable, unchanging
Antonyms
- (not moving): in motion, moving, on the move
- (incapable of being moved): mobile, moveable
- (unchanging): changing, mutable, variable
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
stationary (plural stationaries)
- One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
- Misspelling of stationery.
See also
- stationary point
- stationery
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steadfast
English
Alternative forms
- stedfast (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead (“place; spot; position”) +? fast (“firm; fixed”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), Icelandic staðfastur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Bokmål stadfeste (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?st?dfæst/
Adjective
steadfast (comparative steadfaster or more steadfast, superlative steadfastest or most steadfast)
- Fixed or unchanging; steady.
- Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
Derived terms
- steadfastly
- steadfastness
Translations
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