stability

nounattested in dialogue

//stəˈbɪlɪti//
/[stəˈbɪlɪɾi]/

The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

noun

1
The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
This platform offers good stability
2
The tendency to recover from perturbations.
emotional stability
Globalization has re-ordered the global economy in ways that are destructive to civic stability, as decentralized, localized producers cannot compete with globalized, commoditized crops, capital, labor and goods.

Etymology

From Middle English stabletee, stabilite, from Old French stabilité, from Latin root of stabilitas (“firmness, steadfastness”), from stabilis (“steadfast, firm”). Displaced native Old English staþolfæstnes.

Forms

plural: stabilities

stab · An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.STAB · A 50% damage boost applied when a Pokémon uses a move with…stabbing · Sharp, intense.

stability · The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

stabilize · To make stable.stable · A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for…stabler · A stablekeeper.

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