stability

Roget-categorie 150

1. Words expressing abstract relations
› 1.7. Change
›› 1.7.2. Complex change

#150. Stability

zelfstandig naamwoord

stability — immutability etc. adj. — unchangeability, etc. adj. — unchangeableness^† — constancy — stable equilibrium, immobility, soundness, vitality, stabiliment^†, stiffness, ankylosis^†, solidity, aplomb.
establishment, fixture — rock, pillar, tower, foundation, leopard's spots, Ethiopia's skin.
permanence etc. 141 — obstinacy etc. 606.

werkwoord

be firm etc. adj. — stick fast — stand firm, keep firm, remain firm — weather the storm, stay the course, stick to the course, keep the faith, don't give in, don't buckle under.
settle, establish, stablish^†, ascertain, fix, set, stabilitate^† — retain, keep hold — make good, make sure — fasten etc. (join) 43 — set on its legs, float — perpetuate.
settle down — strike roots, put down roots, take root — take up one's abode etc. 184 — build one's house on a rock.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

unchangeable, immutable — unaltered, unalterable — not to be changed, constant — permanent etc. 141 — invariable, undeviating — stable, durable — perennial etc. (diuturnal) 110^†.
fixed, steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced — confirmed, valid — fiducial^† — immovable, irremovable, riveted, rooted — settled, established etc. v. — vested — incontrovertible, stereotyped, indeclinable.
tethered, anchored, moored, at anchor, on a rock, rock solid, firm as a rock — firmly seated, firmly established etc. v. — deep-rooted, ineradicable — inveterate — obstinate etc. 606.
transfixed, stuck fast, aground, high and dry, stranded.
[movable object rendered unmovable] stuck, jammed — unremovable — quiescent etc. 265 — deterioration etc. 659.
indefeasible, irretrievable, intransmutable^†, incommutable^†, irresoluble^†, irrevocable, irreversible, reverseless^†, inextinguishable, irreducible — indissoluble, indissolvable^† — indestructible, undying, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible, indeciduous^† — insusceptible, insusceptible of change.

tussenwerpsel

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uitdrukking

littera scripta manet [Lat.].

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