Stability : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Stability	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Stability
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stability n the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast [syn: stability, stableness] Antonym(s): instability, unstableness a stable order (especially of society) Antonym(s): instability the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds" Synonym(s): constancy, stability Antonym(s): changefulness, inconstancy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stability \Stabil"ity\, n. [L. stabilitas; cf. F. stabilit[82]. See {Stable}, a.] 1. The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a structure; the stability of a throne or a constitution. 2. Steadiness or firmness of character, firmness of resolution or purpose; the quality opposite to {fickleness}, {irresolution}, or {inconstancy}; constancy; steadfastness; as, a man of little stability, or of unusual stability. 3. Fixedness; -- as opposed to {fluidity}. Since fluidness and stability are contary qualities. --Boyle. Syn: Steadiness; stableness; constancy; immovability; firmness.