English noun: steadiness | |||
1. | steadiness (attribute) freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct | ||
Samples | He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve | ||
2. | steadiness (attribute) the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place | ||
Synonyms | firmness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | immovability, immovableness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | granite, stability, stableness, sureness | ||
Antonyms | ricketiness, unsteadiness | ||
3. | steadiness (attribute) the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regularity | ||
Antonyms | unsteadiness | ||