astable

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/eɪˈsteɪbəl/

adjective

Not stable.

OriginEnglish stable ← Middle English stable ← Anglo-Norman stabe →
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Meanings

adjectiveastable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot stable.
  2. not comparablebusinessHaving multiple states, none of which is stable.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Latinstabili
  7. Old Frenchestable
  8. Anglo-Normanstabe
  9. Middle Englishstable
  10. Englishstable
  11. Englishastable

From a- + stable. Piecewise doublet of unstable and instable.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with astable

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Cite this entry
APA

astable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astable

MLA

“astable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astable.

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