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STEADY (steadied, steadier, steadiest)
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, steadier , steadiest Dictionary entry overview: What does steady mean?
• STEADY (noun)
The noun STEADY has 1 sense:
1. a person loved by another person
Familiarity information: STEADY used as a noun is very rare.
• STEADY (adjective)
The adjective STEADY has 6 senses:
1. not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
2. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
3. securely in position; not shaky
4. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
5. relating to a person who does something regularly
6. not easily excited or upset
Familiarity information: STEADY used as an adjective is common.
• STEADY (verb)
The verb STEADY has 2 senses:
1. make steady
2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Familiarity information: STEADY used as a verb is rare.
• STEADY (adverb)
The adverb STEADY has 1 sense:
1. in a steady manner
Familiarity information: STEADY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person loved by another person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
steady; sweetheart; sweetie; truelove
Hypernyms ("steady" is a kind of...):
lover (a person who loves someone or is loved by someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steady"):
dulcinea; ladylove (a woman who is a man's sweetheart)
sugar daddy (a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy)
valentine (a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day)
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: steadiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
Context example:
a good steady ballplayer
Similar:
dependable; rock-steady; steady-going (consistent in performance or behavior)
even; regular (occurring at fixed intervals)
firm ((of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling)
level; unwavering (not showing abrupt variations)
steadied (made steady or constant)
sure (certain not to fail)
footsure; sure-footed; surefooted (not liable to stumble or fall)
Also:
unagitated (not agitated or disturbed emotionally)
even (being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with))
stable (resistant to change of position or condition)
Antonym:
unsteady (subject to change or variation)
Derivation:
steadiness (the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
Synonyms:
firm; steady; unfluctuating
Context example:
stocks are still firm
Similar:
stable (resistant to change of position or condition)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Securely in position; not shaky
Context example:
held the ladder steady
Similar:
secure (not likely to fail or give way)
Derivation:
steadiness (the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Synonyms:
firm; steadfast; steady; stiff; unbendable; unfaltering; unshakable; unwavering
Context example:
unwavering loyalty
Similar:
resolute (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination)
Derivation:
steadiness (freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Relating to a person who does something regularly
Synonyms:
regular; steady
Context example:
a steady drinker
Similar:
frequent (coming at short intervals or habitually)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Not easily excited or upset
Context example:
steady nerves
Similar:
unexcitable (not easily excited)
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it steadies Past simple: steadied
Past participle: steadied
-ing form: steadying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make steady
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
Context example:
steady yourself
Hypernyms (to "steady" is one way to...):
stabilise; stabilize (become stable or more stable)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
brace; stabilise; stabilize; steady
Context example:
brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
Hypernyms (to "steady" is one way to...):
beef up; fortify; strengthen (make strong or stronger)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "steady"):
ballast (make steady with a ballast)
guy (steady or support with a guy wire or cable)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a steady manner
Synonyms:
steadily; steady
Context example:
he could still walk steadily
Context examples
Fanny was most civil in her assurances, though she could not give them in a very steady voice.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
His horror turned to despair, and in a steady voice he said: You had better come too, captain, before it is too late. He is there.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The volume of distribution at steady state based on the observed CLST for a substance administered by intravascular dosing.
(Observed Steady State Volume of Distribution, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
If you were not getting along well with a partner or steady sweetheart earlier in the year, you seem to be getting along much better now.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The volume of distribution of the terminal phase at steady state based on the last observed concentration.
(Observed Steady State Volume of Distribution at Terminal Phase, NCI Thesaurus)
The volume of distribution at steady state based on the observed CLST for a substance administered by intravascular dosing divided by the body mass index.
(Observed Steady State Volume of Distribution Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)
And in a louder, steadier tone, he concluded with, “He will soon be gone. They will soon be in Yorkshire. I am sorry for her. She deserves a better fate.”
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
The volume of distribution at steady state based on the observed CLST for a substance administered by intravascular dosing divided by the weight.
(Observed Steady State Volume of Distribution Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)
The volume of distribution at steady state based on the observed CLST for a substance administered by intravascular dosing divided by the surface area.
(Observed Steady State Volume of Distribution Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)
The volume of distribution at steady state based on the observed CLST for a substance administered by intravascular dosing divided by the dose.
(Observed Steady State Volume of Distribution Normalized by Dose, NCI Thesaurus)
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