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Steady

Steady Meaning & Definition
Steady Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Steady?

[n] a person loved by another person
[adv] in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily"
[adj] not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
[adj] relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"
[adj] persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze"
[adj] marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
[adj] securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
[adj] not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm"
[adj] not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
[v] make steady; "steady yourself"
[v] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Steady: becalm | brace | calm | changeless | constant | dependable | even | fastened | firm | fixed | footsure | frequent | invariable | invariant | level | regular | resolute | rock-steady | secure | stabilise | stabilize | stable | steadfast | steadied | steadily | steady-going | sure | surefooted | sweetheart | sweetie | truelove | unbendable | unexcitable | unfaltering | unfluctuating | unshakable | unvarying | unwavering

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See Also | ballast | beef up | fortify | guy | ladylove | lover | stabilise | stabilize | strengthen | sugar daddy | unagitated | undisturbed | valentine

Steady In Webster's Dictionary

\Stead"y\, a. [Compar. {Steadier}; superl. {Steadiest}.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, st[ae]??ig, steady (in gest[ae]??ig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. st["a]tig, stetig. See {Stead}, n.] 1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. ``The softest, steadiest plume.'' --Keble. Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object. 3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable. {Steady rest} (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.
\Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Steadying}.] To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
\Stead"y\, v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. --Coleridge.

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