stable
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
Types & categories
- farm building hypernym
- livery stable hyponym
- Augean stables instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- stall part meronym
Related & opposite
- stable derivation
Sense 2 verb
shelter in a stable
stable horses
Types & categories
- shelter hypernym
Related & opposite
- stable derivation
- stabling derivation
- animal husbandry domain topic
Sense 3 adjective
resistant to change of position or condition
a stable ladder
Related & opposite
- constant also see
- permanent also see
- steady also see
- unstable antonym
- constancy derivation
- stability derivation
- unfluctuating similar to
- lasting similar to
- stabile similar to
- stabilized similar to
Sense 4 adjective
firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation
the economy is stable
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
not taking part readily in chemical change
Related & opposite
- unreactive similar to
Sense 6 adjective
maintaining equilibrium
Related & opposite
- balanced similar to
Sense 7 adjective
showing little if any change
a static population
Related & opposite
- unchangeability derivation
- constancy derivation
- stability derivation
- unchangeable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stable |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | stall |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | farm building |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | livery stable |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Augean stables |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stabling |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | animal husbandry |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | shelter |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | constant |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | permanent |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | steady |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | unstable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | constancy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stability |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unfluctuating |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | lasting |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | stabile |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | stabilized |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | stability |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | sound |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | unreactive |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | balanced |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | unchangeability |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | constancy |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | stability |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | unchangeable |