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