Crossword Dictionary
UNFALTERING
firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering - a
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
Synonyms
determined, dogged, patient, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, plodding, relentless, steadfast, steady, stubborn, tenacious, unabated, unfailing, unflinching, unrelenting, unremitting, unwavering
Examples
She stood too near, perfumed and ram-rod straight, fixing him with a level and unfaltering gaze with those arresting eyes.
Still with unfaltering courage they continued their resistance to the dominant faction, till on the 2nd of June 1793 things came to a head.
An unfaltering faith taught him the value of religion - as a branch of politics.
Etymology
1660s, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of falter (v.). Related: Unfalteringly.
un- (1)
prefix of negation, Old English un-, from Proto-Germanic *un- (source also of Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German, German un-, Gothic un-, Dutch on-), from PIE *n- (source of Sanskrit a-, an- "not," Greek a-, an-, Old Irish an-, Latin in-), combining form of PIE root *ne- "not." Often euphemistic (such as untruth for "lie").
falter (v.)
late 14c., "to stagger, totter," of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse faltrask "be burdened, hesitate, be troubled"), or else a frequentative of Middle English falden "to fold," influenced by fault (but OED rejects any direct connection to that word). Of the tongue, "to stammer," mid-15c. Related: Faltered; faltering.