unstedefastnesse
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- onstedfastnesse, onstedefastnesse, unstedfastnes, unstedfastnesse, unstefastnes, unstidfastnes, unstidfastnesse
Etymology
editFrom unstedefast + -nesse or un- + stedefastnesse.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editunstedefastnesse (uncountable)
- The state of lacking strength or belief; unsteadfastness, inconstancy, indecisiveness.
- (rare) Romantic or marital disloyalty or inconstancy.
- (rare) Mutability, variation, inconsistency.
Descendants
edit- English: unsteadfastness
References
edit- “unsted-fastnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.