steadiness
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈstɛdiness/
:
estabilidad
- "I have to tell you something," she said then, surprised at the steadiness in her voice.
And in that way, law preserves a kind of steadiness to the administration of justice.
- And in that way, law preserves a kind of steadiness to the administration of justice.
- First is the assimilation of posture so that you can feel the steadiness which is comfortable.
- It's so it's that, that steady, that steady that I, I, I have hopes, you know, for is that just that reliability and that steadiness?
Examples
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When students perform the passage on their instruments, it should have better rhythmic flow and steadiness of tempo.
Academic text (1999) -
"Okay," he said, surprised at the steadiness of his voice.
Fiction book (2000) -
And let yourself open to a space of steadiness and calm.
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And in that way, law preserves a kind of steadiness to the administration of justice.
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To Obama and his inner circle, his steadiness is a critical virtue.
Blog text (2) -
Emotional intelligence produces traits like stability, steadiness, persistence, even-tempered control, and the ability to deal with rejection.
Blog text (13) -
In his reply, Edwards openly questioned Graham's "prudence and steadiness."
Academic text (2005) -
The Cleans want to celebrate the bourgeois virtues... steadiness, restraint, a sense of duty.
Academic text (1995) -
Eddie trusted Horatio at once; he had a steadiness about him, a sense of duty.
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An aunt and uncle took him in, offering the steadiness he needed to grow.
Synonyms
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3.1
Being steady and not likely to change
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3.5
A person or thing you can trust to work well every time
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3.3
Happening often in the same way or at the same times
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5.9
Loyalty that stays strong in hard times
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5.3
A steady loyalty to someone or something over time
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3.0
Being steady and held in one place without moving
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4.1
Stability and reliability, for example in money matters or a person's actions
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8.6
A state in which something does not move or change
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3.5
Being firm in your beliefs and not easily changed by others
The quality of being able to be trusted
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
Antonyms
How Steady
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Steadiness comes from an old English root stead, which meant 'place' or 'position' and is the same root you see in steady and steadfast. So, to be steady is to stay firm in your place, and steadiness means being stable and reliable.