English dictionary · adjective

stable

not likely to give way or change; firmly fixed

Meaning and definitions

1. not likely to give way or change; firmly fixed

Connected roots

• stat-

  standing

• -able

  capable of being

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  impossible or hard to believe

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  having a friendly and pleasant manner

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  clear enough to be read

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