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STAUNCHNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
Synonyms:
staunchness; steadfastness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("staunchness" is a kind of...):
loyalty; trueness (the quality of being loyal)
Derivation:
staunch (firm and dependable especially in loyalty)