Mainstay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a prominent supporter

a central cohesive source of support and stability

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈeɪnsteɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈeɪnsteɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈeɪnsteɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈeɪnsteɪ/.

Examples

he is a pillar of the community
faith is his anchor
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

backbone lynchpin keystone pillar anchor linchpin

Parts of Speech

noun	a prominent supporter “he is a pillar of the community”
noun	a central cohesive source of support and stability “faith is his anchor”
noun	the forestay that braces the mainmast

Word Forms

anchor

verb

fix firmly and stably

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hauptstütze

ein prominenter Unterstützer

🇫🇷French

pilier

un partisan éminent

🇪🇸Spanish

pilar

un partidario destacado

🇮🇹Italian

pilastro

un sostenitore di spicco

🇳🇱Dutch

steunpilaar

een prominente ondersteuner

🇵🇹Portuguese

esteio

um apoiador proeminente

🇷🇺Russian

опора

видный сторонник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधार

एक प्रमुख समर्थक

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রধান অবলম্বন

একজন বিশিষ্ট সমর্থক

🇮🇳Tamil

முக்கிய இடம்

ஒரு முக்கிய ஆதரவாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రధానాంశం

ఒక ప్రముఖ మద్దతుదారు

🇮🇳Marathi

मुख्य आधार

एक प्रमुख समर्थक

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુખ્ય આધાર

એક અગ્રણી સમર્થક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಧಾರಸ್ತಂಭ

ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഖ്യസ്ഥാനം

ഒരു പ്രമുഖ പിന്തുണക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੱਖ ਆਧਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਸਮਰਥਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنیادی بنیاد

ایک ممتاز حامی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支柱

杰出的支持者

🇯🇵Japanese

主力

著名なサポーター

🇰🇷Korean

주류

저명한 지지자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trụ cột

một người ủng hộ nổi bật

🇹🇭Thai

แกนนำ

ผู้สนับสนุนที่โดดเด่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

andalan

seorang pendukung terkemuka

🇵🇭Filipino

sandigan

isang kilalang tagasuporta

🇲🇾Malay

tunjang utama

seorang penyokong yang terkemuka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدعامة الأساسية

مؤيد بارز

🇮🇷Persian

تکیه گاه

یک حامی برجسته

🇹🇷Turkish

dayanak noktası

önemli bir destekçi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַשׁעֵן עִקָרִי

תומך בולט

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