'Staunch' definitions:
Definition of 'staunch'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: steadfast, staunch, unswerving]
verb
Definition of 'Staunch'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'staunch'
From: GCIDE
- Stanch \Stanch\ (st[.a]nch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stanched (st[.a]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. Stanching.] [OF. estanchier, F. ['e]tancher to stop a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr., Sp., & Pg. estancar, It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare, stagnare, to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant. See Stagnate.]
- 1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound. [Written also staunch.] [1913 Webster]
- Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'staunch'
From: GCIDE
- Stanch \Stanch\, a. [Compar. Stancher (-[~e]r); superl. Stanchest.] [From Stanch, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See Stanch, v. t.] [Written also staunch.]
- 1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship. [1913 Webster]
- One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent. --V. Knox. [1913 Webster]
- In politics I hear you 're stanch. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- This is to be kept stanch. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'staunch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- airtight,
- ardent,
- bigoted,
- calculable,
- close,
- committed,
- compact,
- consistent,
- constant,
- creedbound,
- dedicated,
- dependable,
- devoted,
- dogmatic,
- dustproof,
- dusttight,
- evangelical,
- faithful,
- faithworthy,
- fast,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- fixed,
- flinty,
- fundamentalist,
- gasproof,
- gastight,
- hermetic,
- hermetically sealed,
- hidebound,
- hyperorthodox,
- immovable,
- inflexible,
- infrangible,
- invincible,
- liege,
- lightproof,
- lighttight,
- literalist,
- literalistic,
- long-lasting,
- loyal,
- made of iron,
- marble-constant,
- oilproof,
- oiltight,
- precisianist,
- precisianistic,
- predictable,
- purist,
- puristic,
- puritanical,
- rainproof,
- raintight,
- reliable,
- resolute,
- rigid,
- rugged,
- Sabbatarian,
- sealed,
- seaworthy,
- secure,
- set,
- settled,
- shut fast,
- smokeproof,
- smoketight,
- snug,
- solid,
- sot,
- sound,
- stable,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- steely,
- stormproof,
- stormtight,
- stout,
- straitlaced,
- strict,
- strong,
- sturdy,
- substantial,
- sure,
- surefire,
- tested,
- tight,
- tough,
- tried,
- tried and true,
- true,
- true-blue,
- trusted,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unbending,
- unbreakable,
- undeflectable,
- undeviating,
- unfailing,
- unfaltering,
- unflappable,
- unflinching,
- unshaken,
- unshrinking,
- unswerving,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- water-repellant,
- waterproof,
- watertight,
- well-built,
- well-constructed,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- well-made,
- windproof,
- windtight