English noun: stability | |||
1. | stability (attribute) the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | ||
Synonyms | stableness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | firmness, steadiness | ||
Antonyms | unstableness, instability | ||
2. | stability (state) a stable order (especially of society) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | order | ||
Antonyms | instability | ||
3. | stability (attribute) the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | ||
Samples | Early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds. | ||
Synonyms | constancy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | changelessness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | invariance, metastability, monotony | ||
Attribute | constant, inconstant | ||
Antonyms | changefulness, inconstancy | ||