Lincoln dreaded the effects of another family death on his wife's neurotic instability (Newsweek).
SYNONYM(S): unstableness.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sta|bil|i|fy — «stuh BIHL uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to render stable, fixed, or firm; establish or stabilize. ╂[< Latin stabilis (see etym. under stable2 (Cf. ↑stable))] … Useful english dictionary
sta|bil|i|tate — «stuh BIHL uh tayt», transitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. to give stability to; make stable; stabilize. ╂[< Latin stabilitāre (with English ate1) < stabilis; see etym. under stable2 (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sta|bil|i|ty — «stuh BIHL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the capacity to remain in position; ability to resist being dislodged, overturned, or otherwise unsettled or upset: »A concrete wall has more stability than a light wooden fence. SYNONYM(S): steadiness,… … Useful english dictionary
sta·bil·i·ty — /stəˈbıləti/ noun [noncount] : the quality or state of being stable: such as a : the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change the country s political and economic stability b : the quality or state of something … Useful english dictionary
au|to|sta|bil|i|ty — « toh stuh BIHL uh tee», noun. Physics. the condition of being stable because of a self acting mechanism, or because of shape, balance, or mode of suspension … Useful english dictionary
met|a|sta|bil|i|ty — «MEHT uh stuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality or condition of being metastable: »The scientists sought stability then, not mere metastability, not the top heavy balancing rock on which we all breathlessly sit (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|sta|bil|i|ty — «OH vuhr stuh BIHL uh tee», noun. great or excessive stability; resistance to change or fluctuation: »No segment of modern man s environment and organization as yet shows any signs of fixation or overstability (Lewis Mumford) … Useful english dictionary
ther|mo|sta|bil|i|ty — «THUR moh stuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being thermostable … Useful english dictionary
in·sta·bil·i·ty — /ˌınstəˈbıləti/ noun [noncount] : the quality or state of being unstable: such as a : the state of being likely to change Investors are worried about the current instability of the stock market. political/social instability … Useful english dictionary
stȁbīlan — stȁbīl|an prid. 〈odr. lnī〉 1. {{001f}}koji je dobro postavljen s obzirom na podlogu ili postolje, koji se ne ruši, koji ne pada [ljestve su sada ∼ne, možeš se penjati] 2. {{001f}}fiz. a. {{001f}}koji nema vijek raspadanja, koji se ne raspada… … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
