stability Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
    stableness.
  2. noun a stable order (especially of society)
  3. noun the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
    constancy.
    • early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds

WordNet

Sta*bil"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. stabilitas; cf. F. stabilité. See Stable, a.
Definitions
  1. The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a structure; the stability of a throne or a constitution.
  2. Steadiness or firmness of character, firmness of resolution or purpose; the quality opposite to fickleness, irresolution, or inconstancy; constancy; steadfastness; as, a man of little stability, or of unusual stability.
  3. Fixedness; -- as opposed to fluidity.
    Since fluidness and stability are contary qualities. Boyle.
    Syn. -- Steadiness; stableness; constancy; immovability; firmness.

Webster 1913