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  • 41stable — English has two distinct words stable, but both come ultimately from the same source: the Indo European base *stā ‘stand’, ancestor also of English stand. The adjective stable [13] comes via Old French estable from Latin stabilis ‘standing firm’ …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 42stable — stable1 adjective (stabler, stablest) 1》 not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed. 2》 not likely to change or fail.     ↘not deteriorating in health after an injury or operation.     ↘emotionally well balanced. 3》 not liable to undergo… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 43stable — adjective 1) a stable tent Syn: firm, solid, steady, secure, fixed, fast, safe, moored, anchored, stuck down, immovable Ant: rickety, wobbly 2) …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 44stable — adjective 1) a stable vehicle Syn: firm, solid, steady, secure 2) a stable person Syn: well balanced, of sound mind, compos mentis, sane, normal, rational 3) …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 45stable — English has two distinct words stable, but both come ultimately from the same source: the Indo European base *stā ‘stand’, ancestor also of English stand. The adjective stable [13] comes via Old French estable from Latin stabilis ‘standing firm’ …

    Word origins

  • 46stable — ● adj. ►DEBUG Un système est dit stable quand on le considère comme fiable, robuste, qu il ne plante plus à tout bout de champ. Généralement, les seules modifications autorisées sur un système stable sont des corrections de bug ou des patches de… …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 47stable — n. 1) a livery; riding stable 2) (misc.) (Greek mythology) to clean the Augean stables * * * [ steɪb(ə)l] riding stable (misc.) (Greek mythology) to clean the Augean stables a livery …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 48stable — see because a man is born in a stable that does not make him a horse it is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 49Stable — Stabilité Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 50Stable — group of people associated with a particular company: the latest addition to the record company s stable of artists …

    Dictionary of Australian slang