stability

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stəˈbɪlɪti/, [stəˈbɪlɪɾi] Rhymes: -ɪlɪti === Noun === stability (countable and uncountable, plural stabilities) The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change. Synonym: stableness Antonym: instability The tendency to recover from perturbations. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====