About The Word Steady
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Steady
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Steady: 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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