stability — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   stableness

   Antonyms

   instability

   Examples

   This platform offers good stability

2. The tendency to recover from perturbations.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   emotional stability

   More examples (1)

   Globalization has re-ordered the global economy in ways that are destructive to civic stability, as decentralized, localized producers cannot compete with globalized, commoditized crops, capital, labor and goods.

Noun

1. the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast

   Synonyms

   stableness

   Antonyms

   instability

   Broader terms

   steadinessfirmness

2. a stable order (especially of society)

   Antonyms

   instability

   Broader terms

   order

3. the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

   Synonyms

   constancy

   Broader terms

   changelessnessunchangeabilityunchangeablenessunchangingness

   Examples

   early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds