Definition for STA'BLE-NESS

STA'BLE-NESS, n.

  1. Fixedness; firmness of position or establishment; strength to stand; stability; as, the stableness of a throne or of a system of laws.
  2. Steadiness; constancy; firmness of purpose; stability; as, stableness of character, of mind, of principles, or opinions.

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