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abiding
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??ba?.d??/
- Rhymes: -a?d??
Etymology 1
Present participle or participial adjective from abide (verb) +? -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden (“to abide”).
Adjective
abiding (comparative more abiding, superlative most abiding)
- Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Synonyms
- diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
Translations
Verb
abiding
- present participle of abide
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle English abydynge, abidynge, -inge [verbal noun of abiden, abyden (“to abide”)], from Old English ab?dung; or, verbal noun from abide (verb) +? -ing.
Noun
abiding (plural abidings)
- The action of one who abides; the state of an abider. [First attested from around 1150 to 1350.]
- (obsolete) An abode. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the early 17th century.]
References
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steady
English
Alternative forms
- steddy, stedy
Etymology
From Middle English stede, stedi, stidi?, from Old English stæþþi?, from stæþ (“stead, bank”); equivalent to stathe +? -y or stead +? -y. Cognate with West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, Middle Dutch stedigh, German stätig, stetig.
Pronunciation
- enPR: st?d?i, IPA(key): /?st?di/
Adjective
steady (comparative steadier, superlative steadiest)
- Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
- Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.
- Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
- Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
- 2003, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: Inserts Only (page 10)
- During programmed changes, no steady green signal indication or flashing yellow signal indication shall be terminated and immediately followed by a steady red or flashing red signal indication without first displaying the steady yellow signal […]
- 2003, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: Inserts Only (page 10)
- Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
- Regular and even.
- Slow.
Synonyms
- (firm): robust, solid, untottering
- (constant in purpose or action): dogged, staunch, unyielding; see also Thesaurus:obstinate
- (smooth, not bumpy): fluid
- (regular and even): constant, uniform, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady
- (slow): glacial, ponderous, stately; see also Thesaurus:slow
Antonyms
- (regular and even): unsteady; see also Thesaurus:unsteady
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
steady (third-person singular simple present steadies, present participle steadying, simple past and past participle steadied)
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.
- I took a drink to steady my nerves.
- (intransitive) To become stable.
- 2010, Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan
- The ship steadied in the air. Another spray of ballast came, heavier than the last.
- 2010, Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan
Translations
Noun
steady (plural steadies)
- A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
- (informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.
- 2002, Frederick E. Von Burg, Keep My White Sneakers, Kit Carson, iUniverse (?ISBN), page 13:
- “Dalton is my steady, now. If I break up with him, you're the first on the list.” “Thanks,” said Ted. “What a privilege to be second choice.”
- 2002, Frederick E. Von Burg, Keep My White Sneakers, Kit Carson, iUniverse (?ISBN), page 13:
- (informal) A prostitute's regular customer.
Adverb
steady (not comparable)
- (rowing, informal) To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.
Further reading
- steady in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- steady in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- steady at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- stayed
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