What is the meaning of stable?

noun

  • A farm building for housing horses or other livestock.

verb

  • Shelter in a stable.
    • usage: "stable horses"

adjective

  • Resistant to change of position or condition.
    • usage: "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices"
  • Firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation.
    • usage: "the economy is stable"
  • Not taking part readily in chemical change.
  • Maintaining equilibrium.
  • Showing little if any change.
    • usage: "a static population"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Stable. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stable/definitions/1184271
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