stability
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3.1
- noun
- /stəˈbɪləti/
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estabilidad
- The stability of the financial market is crucial for investor confidence.
- maintain stability
- ensure stability
- financial stability
This idea of I'm searching for stability, I'm searching for calm.
- This idea of I'm searching for stability, I'm searching for calm.
- So it's no secret we have some stability problems around here.
- They sought high employment and stability above wage growth.
- So I'm glad that some kind of a peace and stability is in Northern Ireland.
- Now's the time to position yourself for stability, security and wealth protection.
- And they, you know, they, they like stability and, and tradition and, and custom.
- What does this mean to stability in that region?
- And this is how you have stability with your self esteem.
- You know, job stability, money, sanity.
- They also didn't pursue financial stability for their family.
- Maybe you think that what we really value is the stability of the law.
- I was actually looking for stability and groundedness.
- Well, overall markets win because we got stability from this bailout.
Examples
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If Iran did acquire nuclear weapons, would a containment strategy preserve stability in the Middle East?
Academic text (2011) -
Now's the time to position yourself for stability, security and wealth protection.
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There is no other option which offers stability and security.
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We are here to bring stability and peace to a complicated situation.
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Tended to value security and stability over change and growth.
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The impact of this relationship results in greater job satisfaction and stability within the work group.
Academic text (2011) -
Natalie needs stability in her life, and I want to be that for her.
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Then, after a long period of stability, it flips back the other way again.
Fiction book (1990) -
I think there are always dangers that threaten the stability of societies.
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Above all, the generals are determined to preserve stability and protect their privileged position.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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4.7
A situation where things stay the same or keep happening without big changes
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6.8
A state of balance between opposite forces
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8.2
A situation with little change because two sides balance each other
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3.6
The state of being calm and not changing under pressure
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5.3
A steady loyalty to someone or something over time
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8.6
A state in which something does not move or change
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8.9
When a sequence of numbers keeps the same average and spread over time
A person or thing that stays firm and steady and does not change easily
Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change
A state when something stays the same over time
A state in which something stays the same
The quality of staying the same over time
A condition of staying in one place without moving
Antonyms
How Stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stability comes from the Latin stabilis, which in turn comes from stare meaning 'to stand'. You can see the same root in the English word stable: something that 'stands' firm and does not move, which is why stability means being steady and not likely to change.