Stable meaning

What does “stable” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“stable” is a noun, verb and adjective with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a farm building for housing horses or other livestock.

stable

noun

  1. a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

verb

  1. shelter in a stable

    “stable horses”

adjective

  1. resistant to change of position or condition

    “a stable ladder”

    “a stable peace”

    Oppositesunstable
  2. firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation

    “the economy is stable”

  3. not taking part readily in chemical change

  4. maintaining equilibrium

  5. showing little if any change

    “a static population”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University