different between steadfast vs stronger

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)

1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

Derived terms

• steadfastly
• steadfastness

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong +? -er. More at strong.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /st?????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /st?????/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?st?????/
• Rhymes: -????(?)

Adjective

stronger

1. comparative form of strong: more strong
2. (logic) Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.

Antonyms

• weaker