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steadiness

/ˈstɛdinəs/

steadiness noun: the state of being steady.

Noun

steadiness (usually uncountable, plural steadinesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being steady.
    • He brimmed with deep feeling as he replied in a steady voice, the steadiness of which was spoilt by the palpableness of his great effort to keep it so:— […]1874, Thomas Hardy, chapter XXIX, in Far from the Madding Crowd. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC
  2. (usually) The degree of stability.

steadiness meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

steadiness in Tamil

the state of being steady
நிதானம் nitāṉam

steadiness in Bengali

steadiness, calmness, tranquillity
স্থৈর্য sthōirjo

steadiness in Telugu

steadiness, patience, gentleness
నిదానము nidānamu
steadiness
పదిలము padilamu
steadiness, constancy
స్థైర్యము sthairyamu

steadiness in Malayalam

steadiness, propriety, adherence to law and custom
വ്യവഹാരം vyavahāraṁ

Antonyms of steadiness

Forms of steadiness

pluralsteadinesses

Origin of steadiness

From steady + -ness.

Questions about steadiness

What does steadiness mean?
Steadiness means the state of being steady.
What is steadiness in Tamil?
Steadiness in Tamil is நிதானம் (nitāṉam). See Steadiness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steadiness?
Steadiness is a noun.
How do you pronounce steadiness?
Steadiness is pronounced /ˈstɛdinəs/.
What is the plural of steadiness?
The plural of steadiness is steadinesses.

Words near steadiness in the dictionary

  1. steadies the ship
  2. steadiest
  3. steadily
  4. steadiment
  5. steadiments
  6. steadiness
  7. steadinesses
  8. steading
  9. steadings
  10. Steadman
  11. Steadmans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steadiness (page history and authors); স্থৈর্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); నిదానము (Telugu) (page history and authors); വ്യവഹാരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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