Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being steady.

    усто́йчивостьustójčivostʹ

    the quality of being steady — regular and unvarying

  2. (uncountable, usually)The degree of stability.

    усто́йчивостьustójčivostʹ, стаби́льностьstabílʹnostʹ

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Your patience and steadiness are admirable.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Nuel · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. Love wants faith, and faith wants steadiness.

    deDie Liebe will Glauben und der Glaube will Festigkeit.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · rul · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says "steadiness" is the most important characteristic a president must have.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the state of being steady:
the degree of stability:

Forms

plural: steadinesses
Singularsteadiness

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place:firmness

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsteady

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
steadiness — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto