ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stability

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /stəˈbɪlɪti/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Stability is a noun meaning The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. The tendency to recover from perturbations.

Example Sentences

emotional stability
This platform offers good stability
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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for stability

Depending on context, synonyms include stableness, constancy.

Antonyms for stability

Common opposites include instability, inconstancy, unstableness, changefulness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stableness, constancy, stabilize, stably, steady, stabilization.

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