Steady
Steady (-y) , adjective
[Compare Anglo-Saxon stedig sterile, barren, staeeeig, steady (in gestaeeeig), Dutch stedig, stadig, steeg, German statig, stetig. See Stead, n.]
1.
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
The softest, steadiest plume.
Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.
2.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.
3.
Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
Collocations (1)
Steady rest (Mach) , a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.
Steady (-id) , transitive verb
To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
Steady , intransitive verb
To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
Without a breeze, without a tide,
She steadies with upright keel.