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adjective, -er, -est.
1.
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
2.
characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty: He delivered a staunch defense of the government.
3.
strong; substantial: a staunch little hut in the woods.
4.
impervious to water or other liquids; watertight: a staunch vessel.
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| stanch or staunch (stɑːntʃ, stɔːntʃ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to stem the flow of (a liquid, esp blood) or (of a liquid) to stop flowing |
| 2. | to prevent the flow of a liquid, esp blood, from (a hole, wound, etc) |
| 3. | an archaic word for assuage |
| —n | |
| 4. | a primitive form of lock in which boats are carried over shallow parts of a river in a rush of water released by the lock |
| [C14: from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin stāre to stand, halt] | |
| staunch or staunch | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin stāre to stand, halt] | |
| 'stanchable or staunch | |
| —adj | |
| 'staunchable or staunch | |
| —adj | |
| 'stancher or staunch | |
| —n | |
| 'stauncher or staunch | |
| —n | |
| staunch2 (stɔːntʃ) | |
| —vb, —n | |
| a variant spelling of stanch | |
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staunch
1412, "impervious to water," from O.Fr. estanche "firm, watertight," fem. of estanc "dried, exhausted, wearied, vanquished," from V.L. *stanticare, probably from L. stans (gen. stantis), prp. of stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "strong,
EXPAND substantial" first recorded 1455; of persons, "standing firm and true to one's principles" from 1623.
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