Meanings
nounsteadiness (usually uncountable, plural steadinesses)
plural steadinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being steady.
He brimmed with deep feeling as he replied in a steady voice, the steadiness of which was spoilt by the palpableness of his great effort to keep it so:— […]
1874, Thomas Hardy, chapter XXIX, in Far from the Madding Crowd. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC - uncountableusuallyThe degree of stability.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounthe quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
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Origin
Translations
Finnish vakaus, vakaus
- vakausthe state of being steady
- vakausthe degree of stability
Irish fostacht
- fostachtthe state of being steady
Latin stabilitās
- stabilitāsthe state of being steady
Polish stałość, równomierność
- stałośćthe state of being steady
- równomiernośćthe degree of stability
Russian усто́йчивость, усто́йчивость
- усто́йчивость (ustójčivostʹ)the state of being steady
- усто́йчивость (ustójčivostʹ)the degree of stability
- стаби́льность (stabílʹnostʹ)the degree of stability
Spanish firmeza, estabilidad
- firmezathe state of being steady
- estabilidadthe degree of stability
Swedish styrsel, stadighet
- styrselthe state of being steady
- stadighetthe state of being steady
- stadighetthe degree of stability
Tamil நிதானம்
- நிதானம் (nitāṉam)the state of being steady
Cite this entry
APA
steadiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steadiness
MLA
“steadiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steadiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steadiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steadiness.
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