🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Inabalável

Pronunciation / Transliteration: i-na-ba-la-vel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unwavering/ʌnˈweɪ.vər.ɪŋ/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Seu compromisso inabalável inspirou todos ao seu redor."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not changing or becoming weaker; steadfast.

    "Her unwavering commitment to the cause inspired everyone around her."
  2. 2

    Firm and resolute; not hesitant or uncertain.

    "He maintained an unwavering stance on the issue despite the opposition."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'unwavering' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the present participle 'wavering', which comes from the Old English 'wafrian', meaning 'to fluctuate or sway'. The term has evolved to describe a steadfastness that does not fluctuate or change.

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