Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STA'BLE-NESS
STA'BLE-NESS, n.
- Fixedness; firmness of position or establishment; strength to stand; stability; as, the stableness of a throne or of a system of laws.
- Steadiness; constancy; firmness of purpose; stability; as, stableness of character, of mind, of principles, or opinions.
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