steady

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
3. Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
4. Phlegmatic, calm; not easily upset, excited, or disturbed.
5. Regular and even.
6. Slow.
7. (dated, informal) With whom one is going steady.
8. (Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Confident and cool-headed under pressure; competent; reliable, adept.

Verb

1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.
2. (intransitive) To become stable.

Particle

Aspect marker indicating consistency or intensity.

Noun

1. A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
2. (informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.
3. (informal) A prostitute's regular customer.

Adv

To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.

Intj

Alright!, way to go!, nice!

Concepts

régulier

stable

solide

constant

consciencieux

assuré

permanent

continu

de confiance

déterminé

digne de confiance

durable

égal

ferme

fixe

inébranlable

invariable

lisse

méthodique

minou

perpétuel

persistant

ponctuel

rangé

rigide

robuste

sérieux

stabiliser

sûr

uniformément

valide

affermir‚ stabiliser

d’aplomb

fermement

pondéré

posé

reprendre son aplomb

sainement

solidement

soutenu

sure

affermir

sűr

ange

👼

assujettir

assurer

calmer

chéri

constante

Synonymes

firm

stable

constant

steadfast

solid

fixed

regular

even

permanent

calm

stabilize

secure

stationary

immovable

settled

strong

sound

🔉

motionless

unfaltering

resolute

steadily

staunch

unwavering

still

reliable

persistent

equable

stiff

durable

hard

unshakable

careful

unswerving

smooth

quiet

unchanging

unfluctuating

consistent

uniform

lasting

sure

honest

becalm

level

unbendable

stanch

stably

cool

🆒

continuous

safe

Traductions

firme

fest

stetig

solide

proporzionato

fermo

continuo

stabile

bestendig

festigen

σταθερός

zuverlässig

regelmäßig

Redlichkeit

τακτικός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈstɛdi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à frison occidental: stadich

Appartenant à danois: stedig

Appartenant à suédois: stadig

Appartenant à islandais: stöðugur

Appartenant à allemand: stätig

In summary

From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“constant, continual”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig.
Compare also Old English ġestedegian (“to bring to a standstill”).
Sense 8 of the adjective is a semantic loan from Hokkien 在 (chāi, “steady, confident”).