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 | ||