stability
The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
Noun 2 meanings
The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
“This platform offers good stability”
The tendency to recover from perturbations.
“emotional stability”
Etymology
From Middle English stabletee, stabilite, from Old French stabilité, from Latin root of stabilitas (“firmness, steadfastness”), from stabilis (“steadfast, firm”). Displaced native Old English staþolfæstnes.
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STABILITY at a glance
STABILITY has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + B 3 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,190 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with stability
All rhymes- CITY9
- UNIVERSITY16
- COMMUNITY18
- SECURITY13
- QUALITY19
- ABILITY12
- OPPORTUNITY18
- MAJORITY20
- REALITY10
- ACTIVITY16
- AUTHORITY15
- RESPONSIBILITY21
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