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Showing words for STEADY using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Steady

stayed, steady

5 Letter Words for Steady

dates, sated, sayed, stade, stead, teads, teasy, tsade, yates, yeads, yeast, yeats

4 Letter Words for Steady

adet, ated, ates, ayes, daes, dase, dast, date, days, deas, deys, dyas, dyes, east, easy, eats, etas, eyas, sade, satd, sate, seat, seta, stad, stay, sted, stey, syed, tade, tads, taed, tays, tead, teas, teds, tedy, tyde, tyed, tyes, yade, yate, yead, yeas, yeat, yest, yeta

3 Letter Words for Steady

ade, ads, ady, aes, ase, ast, ate, aye, ays, dae, das, dat, day, dea, des, det, dey, dye, dys, ead, eas, eat, eds, esd, est, eta, ety, sad, sat, say, sea, sed, set, sey, sta, std, sty, sye, tad, tas, tay, tea, ted, tes, tye, yad, yas, yat, yds, yea, yed, yes, yet

Definitions for Steady

[1] firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
[2] even or regular in movement: the steady swing of the pendulum.
[3] free from change, variation, or interruption; uniform; continuous: a steady diet of meat and potatoes; a steady wind.
[4] constant, regular, or habitual: a steady job.
[5] free from excitement or agitation; calm: steady nerves.
[6] firm; unfaltering: a steady gaze; a steady hand.
[7] steadfast or unwavering; resolute: a steady purpose.
[8] settled, staid, or sober, as a person, habits, etc.
[9] Nautical . (of a vessel) keeping nearly upright, as in a heavy sea.
[10] (used to urge someone to calm down or be under control.)
[11] Nautical . (a helm order to keep a vessel steady on its present heading.)
[12] Informal . a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
[13] Informal . a steady visitor, customer, or the like; habitué.
[14] to make or keep steady, as in position, movement, action, character, etc.: His calm confidence steadied the nervous passengers.
[15] to become steady.
[16] in a firm or steady manner: Hold the ladder steady.
[17] Informal . steadily, regularly, or continuously: Is she working steady now?
[18] go steady , Informal . to date one person exclusively: Her father didn't approve of her going steady at such an early age.
[19] not able to be moved or disturbed easily; stable
[20] free from fluctuation the level stayed steady
[21] not easily excited; imperturbable
[22] staid; sober
[23] regular; habitual a steady drinker
[24] continuous a steady flow
[25] nautical (of a vessel) keeping upright, as in heavy seas
[26] to make or become steady
[27] in a steady manner
[28] go steady informal to date one person regularly
[29] informal one's regular boyfriend or girlfriend
[30] nautical an order to the helmsman to stay on a steady course
[31] a warning to keep calm, be careful, etc
[32] British a command to get set to start, as in a race ready, steady, go!

Words related to Steady

constant, solid, reliable, safe, substantial, durable, regular, consistent, continuous, persistent, incessant, stable, uninterrupted, unbroken, resolute, fast, dependable, calm, intense, even

Words nearby Steady

ste.-thérèse, stead, steadfast, steadicam, steading, steady, steady as a rock, steady state, steady state theory, steady state universe, steady-going

Origin of Steady

1520–30; 1905–10 for def 12 ; stead + -y1

Other words from Steady

stead·i·ly , adverb
stead·i·ness , noun
o·ver·stead·i·ly , adverb
o·ver·stead·i·ness , noun
o·ver·stead·y , adjective

Word origin for Steady

C16: from stead + -y 1 ; related to Old High German stātīg , Middle Dutch stēdig

Synonyms for Steady

constant, durable, regular, reliable, safe, solid, substantial, abiding, enduring, even, firm, immovable, patterned, set, stabile, uniform, brick-wall, certain, changeless, equable, never-failing, set in stone, solid as a rock, steadfast, steady-going, sure, unchangeable, unchanging, unfaltering, unfluctuating, unqualified, unquestioning, unshaken, unvarying, unwavering