steady
firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
even or regular in movement: the steady swing of the pendulum.
free from change, variation, or interruption; uniform; continuous: a steady diet of meat and potatoes;a steady wind.
constant, regular, or habitual: a steady job.
free from excitement or agitation; calm: steady nerves.
unfaltering; firm: a steady gaze;a steady hand.
steadfast or unwavering; resolute: a steady purpose.
settled, staid, or sober, as a person, habits, etc.
Nautical. (of a vessel) keeping nearly upright, as in a heavy sea.
(used to urge someone to calm down or be under control.)
Nautical. (a helm order to keep a vessel steady on its present heading.)
Informal. a person whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart.
Informal. a steady visitor, customer, or the like; habitué.
to make or keep steady, as in position, movement, action, character, etc.: His calm confidence steadied the nervous passengers.
to become steady.
in a firm or steady manner: Hold the ladder steady.
Informal. steadily, regularly, or continuously: Is she working steady now?
Idioms about steady
go steady, Informal. to date one person exclusively: Her father didn't approve of her going steady at such an early age.
Origin of steady
1synonym study For steady
Other words for steady
1 | firm |
3 | undeviating, unchanging, unvarying, invariable |
Other words from steady
- stead·i·ly, adverb
- stead·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·stead·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·stead·y, adjective
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How to use steady in a sentence
With the mixer running, add the sugar in a slow, steady stream, then continue to whip until medium-soft peaks form that still curl down slightly at the ends, 3 to 4 minutes.
Dig into this fall-spice pudding pie nestled in a nut crust and topped with whipped cream | Erin Jeanne McDowell | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostMarch was steady and so was April, but by May things started to take a turn for the worse.
Rivals Bing, Yahoo, Yandex and DuckDuckGo have held steady with a small sliver of the market, according to StatCounter data.
Europe fined Google nearly $10 billion for antitrust violations, but little has changed | Jeanne Whalen | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostThe final component was a VR setup where the mice ran on a running wheel with their heads kept steady.
How Do We Remember Places? This Study Used Lasers and VR to Point the Way | Shelly Fan | November 10, 2020 | Singularity HubIt also says they have confirmed what it describes as “a steady decline” in new coronavirus-related listings, without offering more detailed data.
Europe urges e-commerce platforms to share data in fight against coronavirus scams | Natasha Lomas | November 6, 2020 | TechCrunch
Simon is 51 years old, tall, and possessed of a big smile that conveys Midwestern values and steadiness.
"No Drama" Obama, in this respect, is more Washingtonian—projecting a calm steadiness of purpose and character.
Which Candidate Best Reflects America’s Constitutional Values? | Akhil Reed Amar | September 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLooking back, who would have predicted, as the campaign began, that the deciding factors would be competence and steadiness?
Sarah Palin, Beware: The Evangelical Intrusion Is Over | Garry Wills | November 13, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTLyn was looking at me intently, and her voice was steady; that squeezed kind of steadiness that is almost worse than tears.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairIn others the arms may have been the chief locomotive organs and the feet have given steadiness.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisAlfred felt a degree of steadiness return to him with the excitement and the change of weather.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteThe vessel was put, accordingly, before the wind, and ran with great steadiness and velocity.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter ScottAmabel wrote her note with steadiness, derived from the very force of the shock.
The Heir of Redclyffe | Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for steady
/ (ˈstɛdɪ) /
not able to be moved or disturbed easily; stable
free from fluctuation: the level stayed steady
not easily excited; imperturbable
staid; sober
regular; habitual: a steady drinker
continuous: a steady flow
nautical (of a vessel) keeping upright, as in heavy seas
to make or become steady
in a steady manner
go steady informal to date one person regularly
informal one's regular boyfriend or girlfriend
nautical an order to the helmsman to stay on a steady course
a warning to keep calm, be careful, etc
British a command to get set to start, as in a race: ready, steady, go!
Origin of steady
1Derived forms of steady
- steadier, noun
- steadily, adverb
- steadiness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with steady
In addition to the idiom beginning with steady
- steady as a rock
also see:
- go steady
- slow but sure (steady wins the race)
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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