Stability Meaning
/stəˈbɪlɪti/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
nounThe tendency to recover from perturbations.
Sentence Examples
Rigid wheels give sufficient stability to a low-speed vehicle steered by outside forces.
We need peace and stability first and foremost - these are the most important things.
The stability of Chinese economy is substantially overestimated.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The government's economic policies aim to ensure long-term ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government's main goal is to maintain economic ____ and prevent a sudden rise in inflation.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Globalization has re-ordered the global economy in ways that are destructive to civic stability, as decentralized, localized producers cannot compete with globalized, commoditized crops, capital, labor and goods."
— 2025 February 13, Charles Hugh Smith, The Not-So-Strange Paradox of American Power and Dysfunction:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The government's economic policies aim to ensure long-term ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government's main goal is to maintain economic ____ and prevent a sudden rise in inflation.