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- Dictionarystaunch/stɔːn(t)ʃ/
adjective
- 1. very loyal and committed in attitude: "a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby"
- 2. (of a wall) of strong or firm construction: "these staunch walls could withstand attack by cannon"
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STAUNCH definition: 1. always loyal in supporting a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions: 2. to stop…. Learn more.
The meaning of STAUNCH is steadfast in loyalty or principle. How to use staunch in a sentence. Staunch and Stanch Synonym Discussion of Staunch.
STAUNCH meaning: 1. always loyal in supporting a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions: 2. to stop…. Learn more.
To staunch a wound, or to staunch the blood from a wound, means to stop the wound from bleeding.
Staunch definition: firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person. See examples of STAUNCH used in a sentence.
1. Firm and steadfast; loyal or true. See Synonyms at faithful. 2. Having a strong or substantial construction or constitution: "the staunch turrets of the fortified city walls" (Robert Rosenberg). [Middle English staunche, from Anglo-Norman estaunche, from estaunchier, to stanch, variant of Old French estanchier; see stanch1 .] staunch′ly adv.
As an adjective, staunch means firm. You might want to go to that concert Friday night, but your parents' staunch opposition prevents you. Staunch is sometimes used as a verb to mean "to stop the flow of a liquid," but most usage books will tell you it's better to use the word stanch for the verb.
STAUNCH definition: very loyal in your support for someone or your belief in something: . Learn more.
Definition of staunch adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend. characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty: He delivered a staunch defense of the government.
