stabile

sta·bile
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UK/ˈsteɪ.baɪl/US/ˈsteɪˌbil/

noun

abstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.

Similar
stableimmovableimmoveableunmovableimmobile
Opposite
mobile
OriginLatin stabilis →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

stabile1

nounstabile (plural stabiles)

plural stabiles

  1. abstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.

Stabile2

proper nounStabile (plural Stabiles)

plural Stabiles

  1. A surname from Italian.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
mobile

adjective(chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change

Similar
stable

adjectivenot able or intended to be moved

Similar
immovableimmoveableunmovableimmobile

nouna sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support

Opposite
mobile
Broader
sculpture
Also see
immobileimmovablestableunmovable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

stabile · noun

  1. Latinstabilis“firmly fixed or established”
  2. Englishstabile

Coined by German-French artist Jean Arp in 1932 from Latin stabilis (“firmly fixed or established”) to describe the stationary works of Alexander Calder as opposed to his better known mobiles.

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Stabile · proper noun

  1. ItalianStabile
  2. EnglishStabile

Borrowed from Italian Stabile.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bestialastilbeableist
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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