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steady
[ sted-ee ]
adjective
- firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium:
a steady ladder.
Synonyms:
- even or regular in movement:
the steady swing of the pendulum.
- free from change, variation, or interruption; uniform; continuous:
a steady diet of meat and potatoes;
a steady wind.
Synonyms:
- constant, regular, or habitual:
a steady job.
- free from excitement or agitation; calm:
steady nerves.
- unfaltering; firm:
a steady gaze;
a steady hand.
- steadfast or unwavering; resolute:
a steady purpose.
- settled, staid, or sober, as a person, habits, etc.
- Nautical. (of a vessel) keeping nearly upright, as in a heavy sea.
interjection
- (used to urge someone to calm down or be under control.)
- Nautical. (a helm order to keep a vessel steady on its present heading.)
noun
- Informal. a person whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart.
- Informal. a steady visitor, customer, or the like; habitué.
verb (used with object)
- to make or keep steady, as in position, movement, action, character, etc.:
His calm confidence steadied the nervous passengers.
verb (used without object)
- to become steady.
adverb
- in a firm or steady manner:
Hold the ladder steady.
- Informal. steadily, regularly, or continuously:
Is she working steady now?
steady
/ ˈɛɪ /
adjective
- not able to be moved or disturbed easily; stable
- free from fluctuation
the level stayed steady
- not easily excited; imperturbable
- staid; sober
- regular; habitual
a steady drinker
- continuous
a steady flow
- nautical (of a vessel) keeping upright, as in heavy seas
verb
- to make or become steady
adverb
- in a steady manner
- go steady informal.to date one person regularly
noun
- informal.one's regular boyfriend or girlfriend
interjection
- nautical an order to the helmsman to stay on a steady course
- a warning to keep calm, be careful, etc
- a command to get set to start, as in a race
ready, steady, go!
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ徱, adverb
- ˈٱ徱, noun
- ˈٱ徱Ա, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٱ·· adverb
- ٱ··Ա noun
- o·ver·ٱ··Ա noun
- ··ٱ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of steady1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of steady1
Idioms and Phrases
- go steady, Informal. to date one person exclusively:
Her father didn't approve of her going steady at such an early age.
More idioms and phrases containing steady
In addition to the idiom beginning with steady , also see go steady ; slow but sure (steady wins the race) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Sporadic chants punctuated a steady stream of tambourines, car horns, applause and cheering.
As America’s plague of school shootings continues unabated, a steady stream of movies has cropped up in response to the ongoing tragedy.
The early songs that fans know by rote — “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” among others — came fast, in a mad swirl of ideas tied to a steady work ethic.
Game operators can find a steady supply of labor in a city famously thick with struggling actresses and models.
But let's be frank, they don't provide a benign backdrop conducive to predictable, steady economic growth.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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