Antonyms for stability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : stuh-bil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : stəˈbɪl ɪ ti


Definition of stability

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "firmness of resolve, mental equilibrium" (of persons), from Old French stableté, from Latin stabilitatem (nominative stabilitas) "firmness, steadfastness," from stabilis "steadfast, firm" (see stable (adj.)). In physical sense, "difficult to overthrow," it is recorded from early 15c.
  • noun resistance of some degree
Example sentences :
  • The stability of the Whig administration, then in power, depended upon the results.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Then, again, variety of climate should always go with stability of abode.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times.
  • Extract from : « Time's Laughingstocks » by Thomas Hardy
  • Did kind Fates design it as a guarantee of peace and stability?
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • But neither can thought or mind be devoid of some principle of rest or stability.
  • Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
  • The stability of the last three increases with the number of their sides.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • The other Hellenes wondered at the strength and stability of his work.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • He says that I must choose a mate, to insure the stability of the royal house.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • He had not been alone to believe in the stability of the Banking Corporation.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • It is essential to the stability of mankind, of government and of social life.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

Synonyms for stability

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