Steadiness
['stɛdɪnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying.
(noun.) the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place.
(noun.) freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct; 'He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said'.
Inputed by Andre--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being steady.
Typist: Sanford
Examples
- Intelligence and spirit are not often combined with steadiness; the stolid, fearless, nature is averse to intellectual toil. Plato. The Republic.
- Mr. Crawford's steadiness was honoured, and Fanny was praised, and the connexion was still the most desirable in the world. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The steadiness and confidence with which he had directed our journey back I could not account for. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The gyroscope has been utilized to give steadiness to vessels in rough seas, and Sperry has made considerable progress in this country in applying it to give stability to an aeroplane. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- No one can doubt but this property is natural from the constancy and steadiness of its operations. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- She served, however, a most useful purpose, by virtue of her great bulk, steadiness, and carrying capacity, for relaying the Atlantic cable in 1866, and others in 1873-1874. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- What steadiness could I expect from such an ass as Worcester? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The vaunted steadiness of pulse failed him for an instant. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- This was a steamer with two parallel hulls, decked across, and designed for greater steadiness in crossing the English Channel. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The durableness of metals is the foundation of this extraordinary steadiness of price. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I am growing up, Guppy, says Mr. Jobling, plying his knife and fork with a relishing steadiness. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She paused again, trying to transmit to her voice the steadiness of her recovered smile. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The constancy and steadiness of the effect supposes a proportionable constancy and steadiness in the cause. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The morning found her afoot again, but fast declining as to the clearness of her thoughts, though not as to the steadiness of her purpose. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I had what he wanted, steadiness and facility, and though my earnings were but small, they sufficed for our necessities. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typist: Stephanie