Noun: stability stu'bi-li-tee
- The quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
"The stability of the platform provided a secure foundation";
- stableness
- The quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
"early mariners relied on the stability of the trade winds";
- constancy, constantness [rare]
- A stable order (especially of society)
"The country's political stability attracted foreign investors"
Derived forms: stabilities
See also: constant, inconstant
Type of: changelessness, firmness, order, steadiness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness
Antonym: instability
Encyclopedia: Stability