different between constat vs steady

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nstat.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?nstat/

Adjective

constat (not comparable)

1. (law, religion, sciences) It is clearly evident; It is certain, without a doubt.

Antonyms

• non constat

Noun

constat (plural constats)

1. (law) A certificate for a court discharge.
2. (law) An exemplification under seal.

References

• constat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• Constat [and Non Constat], in A New Law Dictionary and Glossary by Alexander Mansfield Burrill. Reprint. Originally published: New York : J.S. Voorhies, 1850.[1]

Anagrams

• Cattons, Scotnat, octants

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /kons?tat/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kuns?tat/
• Rhymes: -at

Verb

constat m (feminine constada, masculine plural constats, feminine plural constades)

1. past participle of constar

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nstat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??s.ta/

Noun

constat m (plural constats)

1. constat
2. report; fact

Derived terms

• constater

Further reading

• “constat” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

c?nstat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of c?nst?
2. used impersonally: it is well known

References

• constat in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• constat in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kon?stat]

Verb

constat

1. past participle of consta

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)

1. 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.

2. 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 […]

3. Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.

4. Regular and even.

5. 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)

1. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.

   I took a drink to steady my nerves.

2. (intransitive) To become stable.
   • 2010, Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan

     The ship steadied in the air. Another spray of ballast came, heavier than the last.

Translations

Noun

steady (plural steadies)

1. A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
2. (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.”

3. (informal) A prostitute's regular customer.

Adverb

steady (not comparable)

1. (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