Hypertext Webster Gateway: "steady"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steady \Stead"y\, v. i.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steady \Stead"y\, a. [Compar. {Steadier}; superl. {Steadiest}.]
[Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, st[ae]??ig, steady (in
gest[ae]??ig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. st["a]tig,
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Steadying}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
steady
adj 1: 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" [ant: {unsteady}]
2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature;
"maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat";
"principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze"
[syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {invariant}, {unvarying}]
3: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are
still firm" [syn: {firm}, {unfluctuating}]
4: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve";
"a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
[syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable},
{unwavering}]
6: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a
regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {regular}]
7: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
n : a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {sweetie},
{truelove}]
adv : in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: {steadily}]
[ant: {unsteadily}]
v 1: make steady; "steady your hands" [syn: {calm}, {becalm}]
2: support or hold steady, as if with a brace; "brace your
elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}]
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