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Meaning of stable in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsteɪbəl/
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Verb
stable
Definitions
1.
shelter in a stable
Examples
« stable horses »
Classifying Adjective
stable
Definitions
1.
firm and dependable
Examples
« subject to little fluctuation »
« the economy is stable »
Synonyms
sound
2.
not taking part readily in chemical change
Synonyms
unreactive
3.
maintaining equilibrium
Synonyms
balanced
4.
showing little if any change
Examples
« a static population »
Synonyms
unchangeable
Noun
stable
Etymology
Middle English: shortening of Old French estable‘stable, pigsty’, from Latin stabulum, from the base of stare‘to stand’
Definitions
1.
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
Qualitative Adjective
stable
Etymology
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin stabilis, from the base of stare‘to stand’
Definitions
1.
resistant to change of position or condition
Examples
« a stable ladder »
« a stable peace »
« a stable relationship »
« stable prices »
Synonyms
firm
steady
unfluctuating
lasting
stabile
stabilized
stabilised
Antonyms
unstable
See also
constant
permanent
steady