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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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eternal
English
Alternative forms
- æternal (chiefly archaic)
- æternall, eternall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aetern?lis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??t?n?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??t??n?l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n?l
- Hyphenation: eter?nal
Adjective
eternal (not comparable)
- Lasting forever; unending.
- Synonyms: agelong, endless, everlasting, permanent, sempiternal, unending; see also Thesaurus:eternal
- Antonyms: ephemeral, momentary, transient; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral
- (philosophy) existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly
- Synonyms: timeless, atemporal; see also Thesaurus:timeless
- (hyperbolic) Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.
- (dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.
- Synonym: awful
Usage notes
May be used postpositively, as in peace eternal, possibly as a result of Latin influence.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
eternal (plural eternals)
- One who lives forever; an immortal.
Anagrams
- enteral, teneral
References
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin aetern?lis, attested from the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?.t???nal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?.t?r?nal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e.te??nal/
Adjective
eternal (masculine and feminine plural eternals)
- eternal
- Synonym: etern
References
Further reading
- “eternal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eternal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eternal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin aetern?lis.
Adjective
eternal m or f (plural eternais)
- (formal) eternal
- Synonym: eterno
Further reading
- “eternal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- eterneel, eternall
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French eternal, eternel, from Latin aetern?lis; equivalent to eterne +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?r?na?l/, /???t?rnal/, /??t?r?n??l/
Adjective
eternal
- Eternal, permanent; having existed (and existing) forever.
- Endless, unending; lasting forever.
- (rare) Long-lasting; non-ephemeral.
Synonyms
- eterne
Descendants
- English: eternal, tarnal
- Scots: eternal
References
- “?tern??l, -??l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-19.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin aetern?lis.
Adjective
eternal m (feminine singular eternala, masculine plural eternals, feminine plural eternalas)
- eternal
- Synonym: etèrn
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin aetern?lis.
Adjective
eternal m or f (plural eternais, not comparable)
- eternal
- Synonym: eterno
Further reading
- “eternal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin aetern?lis.
Adjective
eternal (plural eternales)
- eternal
- Synonym: eterno
Further reading
- “eternal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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