Stable ˈsteɪbl Prices Country Adjective Patient's Condition Worse

• the patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse).
• cattle prices remain stable.
• the situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
• this ladder doesn't seem very stable.

stable

Word Family

• stable adjective (≠ unstable)
• stability noun (≠ instability)
• stabilize verb
1. fixed or steady; not likely to move, change or fail
• SYNONYM steady
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/steady_2
• The patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse).
• Cattle prices remain stable.
• The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
• This ladder doesn't seem very stable.
• This would result in a more stable environment for the children.
• a stable relationship
• Efforts to establish a stable democracy in the country may well succeed.
• Put a book under the table leg to keep it stable.

Extra Examples

• Don't worry—it's perfectly stable!
• The unit is stable enough on level ground.
• attempts to keep prices stable
• He was not married, but he was in a stable relationship.
• The industry should do everything it can to keep prices stable.
• These children badly need a stable and secure home life.
• a stable situation/environment/government/population
• stable employment
2. calm and reasonable; not easily upset
• SYNONYM balanced
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/balanced
• Mentally, she is not very stable.
• He was not emotionally stable enough to think through his decision.
• Psychiatric officials determined that he was psychologically stable.
3. staying in the same chemical or atomic state
• chemically stable
• an element forming stable compounds

Word Origin

• adjective Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin stabilis, from the base of stare ‘to stand’.