Difference between revisions of "Steadiness"
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''stedy'', from ''stede'' |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | ||
*''Stead''- Standing still, as opposed to movement; stoppage, [[delay]]. | *''Stead''- Standing still, as opposed to movement; stoppage, [[delay]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 12 December 2020
Origin
Middle English stedy, from stede
- 14th Century
- Stead- Standing still, as opposed to movement; stoppage, delay.
Definitions
- 1a : direct or sure in movement : unfaltering <a steady hand>
- b : firm in position : fixed <held the pole steady>
- c : keeping nearly upright in a seaway <a steady ship>
- 2: showing little variation or fluctuation : stable, uniform <a steady breeze> <steady prices>
- 3a : not easily disturbed or upset <steady nerves>
- b (1) : constant in feeling, principle, purpose, or attachment <steady friends> (2) : dependable
- c : not given to dissipation : sober
