stability

Stability is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

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Noun

Singular stability

Plural stabilities

1. (uncountable) Stability is the property of being firm and constant.

   Investors, especially foreign ones, want political stability to go with economic growth.

   He may need handrails on either side for stability and safety.

   People began to wonder and talk about the stability of the fairy-tale marriage.

Synonyms

• balance

Antonyms

• instability

Related words

• stable