In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STEADY
steady
(adjective) not easily excited or upset; “steady nerves”
regular, steady
(adjective) relating to a person who does something regularly; “a regular customer”; “a steady drinker”
firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
(adjective) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; “firm convictions”; “a firm mouth”; “steadfast resolve”; “a man of unbendable perseverence”; “unwavering loyalty”
steady
(adjective) securely in position; not shaky; “held the ladder steady”
firm, steady, unfluctuating
(adjective) not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; “stocks are still firm”
steady
(adjective) not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; “a steady beat”; “a steady job”; “a steady breeze”; “a steady increase”; “a good steady ballplayer”
steadily, steady
(adverb) in a steady manner; “he could still walk steadily”
sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove
(noun) a person loved by another person
steady, calm, becalm
(verb) make steady; “steady yourself”
brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise
(verb) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; “brace your elbows while working on the potter’s wheel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
steady (comparative steadier, superlative steadiest)
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
Regular and even.
Slow.
Synonyms
• (firm): robust, solid, untottering
• (constant in purpose or action): dogged, staunch, unyielding; see also obstinate
• (smooth, not bumpy): fluid
• (regular and even): constant, uniform, unvarying; see also steady
• (slow): glacial, ponderous, stately; see also slow
Antonyms
• (regular and even): unsteady; see also unsteady
Verb
steady (third-person singular simple present steadies, present participle steadying, simple past and past participle steadied)
To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.
Noun
steady (plural steadies)
A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
(informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.
(informal) A prostitute's regular customer.
Adverb
steady (not comparable)
(rowing, informal) To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.
Anagrams
• stayed
Source: Wiktionary
Stead"y, a. [Compar. Steadier; superl. Steadiest.] Etym: [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, stæ, steady (in gestæ), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. stätig, stetig. See Stead, n.]
1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume." Keble. Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. Sir P. Sidney.
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.
Syn.
– Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable. Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.
Stead"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steadied; p. pr. & vb. n. Steadying.]
Definition: 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.
Stead"y, v. i.
Definition: To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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