noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/stəˈbɪlɪti/
[stəˈbɪlɪɾi]
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rhymes with -ɪlɪti
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
This platform offers good stability
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stableness
Antonyms: instability
2
noun
Meaning 2
The tendency to recover from perturbations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
emotional stability
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds
the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stableness
Antonyms: instability
Broader terms: steadiness, firmness
5
noun
Meaning 5
a stable order (especially of society)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: instability
Broader terms: order
History
Etymology
From Middle English stabletee, stabilite, from Old French stabilité, from Latin root of stabilitas (“firmness, steadfastness”), from stabilis (“steadfast, firm”). Displaced native Old English staþolfæstnes.
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
stabiliteit
— condition of being stable
Arabic:
اِسْتِقْرَار
(istiqrār)
— condition of being stable
Armenian:
կայունություն
(kayunutʻyun)
— condition of being stable
Asturian:
estabilidá
— condition of being stable
Azerbaijani:
sabitlik
— condition of being stable
Azerbaijani:
dayanıqlılıq
— condition of being stable
Belarusian:
стабі́льнасць
(stabílʹnascʹ)
— condition of being stable
Bulgarian:
стабилност
(stabilnost)
— condition of being stable
Bulgarian:
устойчивост
(ustojčivost)
— condition of being stable
Catalan:
estabilitat
— condition of being stable
Chinese Mandarin:
穩定性 /稳定性
(wěndìngxìng)
— condition of being stable
Chinese Mandarin:
穩定 /稳定
(wěndìng)
— condition of being stable
Czech:
stabilita
— condition of being stable
Dutch:
stabiliteit
— condition of being stable
Esperanto:
stabileco
— condition of being stable
Estonian:
stabiilsus
— condition of being stable
Finnish:
vakaus
— condition of being stable
French:
stabilité
— condition of being stable
Galician:
estabilidade
— condition of being stable
German:
Stabilität
— condition of being stable
Greek:
ευστάθεια
(efstátheia)
— condition of being stable
Greek:
σταθερότητα
(statherótita)
— condition of being stable
Hebrew:
יציבות
(yatsivút)
— condition of being stable
Hindi:
स्थिरता
(sthirtā)
— condition of being stable
Hungarian:
stabilitás
— condition of being stable
Icelandic:
stöðugleiki
— condition of being stable
Indonesian:
stabilitas
— condition of being stable
Indonesian:
kestabilan
— condition of being stable
Interlingua:
stabilitate
— condition of being stable
Irish:
diongbháilteacht
— condition of being stable
Irish:
diongbháil
— condition of being stable
Italian:
stabilità
— condition of being stable
Japanese:
安定性
(anteisei)
— condition of being stable
Japanese:
安定
(antei)
— condition of being stable
Japanese:
スタビリティー
(sutabiritī)
— condition of being stable
Latin:
firmitās
— condition of being stable
Latin:
firmitūdō
— condition of being stable
Latin:
stabilitās
— condition of being stable
Malay:
kestabilan
— condition of being stable
Manchu:
ᠠᡴᡩᡠᠨ
(akdun)
— condition of being stable
Māori:
pūmautanga
— condition of being stable
Mongolian:
бат бөх байдал
(bat böx bajdal)
— condition of being stable
Mongolian:
тогтвортой байдал
(togtvortoj bajdal)
— condition of being stable
Norwegian Bokmål:
stabilitet
— condition of being stable
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stabilitet
— condition of being stable
Old English:
staþolfæstnes
— condition of being stable
Polish:
stabilność
— condition of being stable
Portuguese:
estabilidade
— condition of being stable
Romanian:
stabilitate
— condition of being stable
Russian:
стаби́льность
(stabílʹnostʹ)
— condition of being stable
Russian:
усто́йчивость
(ustójčivostʹ)
— condition of being stable
Spanish:
estabilidad
— condition of being stable
Swedish:
stabilitet
— condition of being stable
Tagalog:
pagkamatatag
— condition of being stable
Turkish:
stabilite
— condition of being stable
Ottoman Turkish:
دنك
(denk)
— condition of being stable
Ottoman Turkish:
موازنه
(muvâzene)
— condition of being stable
Ottoman Turkish:
اعتدال
(i’tidâl)
— condition of being stable
Ukrainian:
стабі́льність
(stabílʹnistʹ)
— condition of being stable
Afrikaans:
stabiliteit
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Bulgarian:
стабилност
(stabilnost)
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Finnish:
vakaus
— tendency to recover from perturbations
French:
stabilité
— tendency to recover from perturbations
German:
Stabilität
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Hebrew:
יציבות
(yatsivút)
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Hindi:
स्थिरता
(sthirtā)
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Interlingua:
stabilitate
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Italian:
stabilità
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Latin:
firmitas
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Latin:
firmitudo
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Latin:
stabilitas
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Malay:
kestabilan
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Portuguese:
estabilidade
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Romanian:
stabilitate
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Spanish:
estabilidad
— tendency to recover from perturbations
Turkish:
direnç
— tendency to recover from perturbations