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   stead·y

   /ˈstedē/

   adjective

   • 1. firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving: "the lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady" Similar stablebalancedfirmfixedsecuresecuredfastsafeimmovableunshakeabledependableanchoredmooredjammedrootedbracedcementedrivetednailedtiedmotionlessstillunshakingstaticstationaryunmovingsureOpposite unstablelooseshaky
   • ▪ not faltering or wavering; controlled: "a steady gaze" Similar fixedintentimmovableimmobileunwaveringunfalteringOpposite darting
   • ▪ (of a person) sensible, reliable, and self-restrained: "a solid, steady young man" Similar sensiblelevelheadedwell balancedbalancedrationalsettledmaturedown-to-earthfull of common sensestolidcalmequableimperturbablereliabledependablesoundsoberserious-mindedresponsibleseriousOpposite flightyimpulsiveairy-fairyimmature
   • 2. regular, even, and continuous in development, frequency, or intensity: "a steady decline in the national birth rate" Similar constantunchangingchangelessunvaryinginvariableundeviatinguniformevenregularconsistentcontinuouscontinualunceasingceaselessperpetualunremittingunwaveringunfalteringunfluctuatingundyingunendingendlessround-the-clockall-year-roundreliabledependableOpposite fluctuatingintermittentsporadic
   • ▪ not changing; regular and established: "I thought I'd better get a steady job" Similar regularunchanginghabitualusualcustomaryestablishedsettledfirmdevotedfaithfulOpposite occasionalon-off
   • ▪ (of a ship) moving without deviation from its course.

   verb

   • 1. make or become steady: "I took a deep breath to steady my nerves" Similar stabilizemake steadyhold steadysecurefixmake fastbracesupportbalancepoisecalmcalm downsoothecomposesettlepacifylullsubduequellcontrolget a grip onsedatetranquillizequietenquiet

   exclamation

   • 1. used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care: "Steady now! We don't want you hurting yourself"

   noun

   • 1. a person's regular boyfriend or girlfriend: informal "his steady chucked him two weeks ago"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘unwavering, without deviation’): from stead + -y1. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. steadier noun

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