How do you pronounce stability?

The recorded pronunciation is /stəˈbɪlɪti/.

Where does stability come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

stability

/stəˈbɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: sta-bil-i-ty
IPA: /stəˈbɪlɪti/

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Meaning

noun

The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The tendency to recover from perturbations.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This platform offers good stability"
"emotional stability"
"Globalization has re-ordered the global economy in ways that are destructive to civic stability, as decentralized, localized producers cannot compete with globalized, commoditized crops, capital, labor and goods."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: stabletee, stabilité, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

stabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

acidostability autostability biostability bistability chemostability cryostability halostability hyperstability hypostability mechanostability mesostability metastability

Phrases

angle of vanishing stability continent of stability dimensional stability directional stability electronic stability control Fourier stability analysis island of stability limit of positive stability

Synonyms

stableness constancy

Antonyms

instability

Rhymes With

facility disability liability inability credibility visibility sustainability eligibility instability vulnerability humility accessibility