English-Thai Dictionary

steady

ADJ มั่นคง  แน่วแน่  ซึ่ง ไม่ สั่นคลอน  cool poised steadfast man-kong

 

steady down

PHRV ประพฤติ ตัว ดีขึ้น  ทำตัว เหมาะสม  pra-prued-tua-de-kuan

 

steady state

N ความมั่นคง ของ ระบบ  kwam-man-kong-kong-ra-bob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STEADY, STEDDY

a. 1. Firm in standing or position; fixed; not tottering or shaking; applicable to any object.
2. Constant in mind, purpose or pursuit; not fickle, changeable or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; as a man steddy in his principles, steddy in his purpose, steddy in the pursuit of an object, steddy in his application to business.
3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as the steddy course of the sun. Steer the ship a steddy course. A large river runs with a steddy stream.
4. Regular; not fluctuating; as a steddy breeze of wind.

 

STEADY, STEDDY

v.t.To hold or keep from shaking, reeling or falling; to support; to make or keep firm. Steddy my hand.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STEADY

Stead "y, a. [Compar. Steadier; superl. Steadiest.] Etym: [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, stæ, steady (in gestæ ), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. stätig, stetig. See Stead, n.]

 

1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume. " Keble. Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. Sir P. Sidney.

 

2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.

 

3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

 

Syn. -- Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable. Steady rest (Mach ), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.

 

STEADY

Stead "y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steadied; p. pr. & vb. n. Steadying.]

 

Defn: To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.

 

STEADY

STEADY Stead "y, v. i.

 

Defn: To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. Coleridge.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

steady

stead y |ˈstedē ˈstɛdi | ▶adjective ( steadier, steadiest ) 1 firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving: the lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady | he refilled her glass with a steady hand. • not faltering or wavering; controlled: a steady gaze | she tried to keep her voice steady. • (of a person ) sensible, reliable, and self-restrained: a solid, steady young man. 2 regular, even, and continuous in development, frequency, or intensity: a steady decline in the national birth rate | sales remain steady. • not changing; regular and established: I thought I'd better get a steady job | a steady boyfriend. • (of a ship ) moving without deviation from its course. ▶verb ( steadies, steadying, steadied ) make or become steady: [ with obj. ] : I took a deep breath to steady my nerves | (as adj. steadying ) : she's the one steadying influence in his life | [ no obj. ] : by the beginning of May prices had steadied. ▶exclam. used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care: Steady now! We don't want you hurting yourself. ▶noun ( pl. steadies ) informal a person's regular boyfriend or girlfriend: his steady chucked him two weeks ago. PHRASES go steady informal have a regular romantic or sexual relationship with a particular person. steady on! Brit. used as a way of exhorting someone to calm down or be more reasonable in what they are saying or doing. DERIVATIVES stead i er noun, stead i ly |ˈstedl-ē |adverb, stead i ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘unwavering, without deviation ’): from stead + -y 1. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

steady-going

stead y-go ing ▶adjective (of a person ) moderate and sensible in behavior; levelheaded.

 

steady state

stead y state ▶noun an unvarying condition in a physical process, esp. as in the theory that the universe is eternal and maintained by constant creation of matter. The steady state theory postulates that the universe maintains a constant average density, with more matter continuously created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from one another. The theory has now largely been abandoned in favor of the Big Bang theory and an evolving universe.

 

Oxford Dictionary

steady

steady |ˈstɛdi | ▶adjective ( steadier, steadiest ) 1 firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving: the lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady | he refilled her glass with a steady hand. • not faltering or wavering; controlled: a steady gaze | she tried to keep her voice steady. • (of a person ) sensible, reliable, and self-restrained: a solid, steady young man. 2 regular, even, and continuous in development, frequency, or intensity: a steady decline in the national birth rate | sales remain steady. • not changing; regular and established: I thought I'd better get a steady job | a steady boyfriend. • (of a ship ) moving without deviation from its course. ▶verb ( steadies, steadying, steadied ) make or become steady: [ with obj. ] : I took a deep breath to steady my nerves | (as adj. steadying ) : she's the one steadying influence in his life | [ no obj. ] : by May prices had steadied. ▶exclamation used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care: Steady now! We don't want you hurting yourself. ▶noun ( pl. steadies ) 1 informal a person's regular boyfriend or girlfriend: his steady chucked him two weeks ago. 2 a strut for stabilizing a caravan or other vehicle when stationary. PHRASES go steady informal have a regular romantic or sexual relationship with someone. steady on! Brit. used as a way of exhorting someone to calm down or be more reasonable. DERIVATIVES steadier noun, steadily adverb, steadiness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘unwavering, without deviation ’): from stead + -y 1. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

steady-going

steady-going ▶adjective (of a person ) moderate and sensible in behaviour; level-headed.

 

steady state

steady state ▶noun an unvarying condition in a physical process, especially as in the theory that the universe is eternal and maintained by constant creation of matter. The steady state theory postulates that the universe maintains a constant average density, with more matter continuously created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from one another. The theory has now largely been abandoned in favour of the Big Bang theory and an evolving universe.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

steady

steady adjective 1 the ladder must be steady: stable, firm, fixed, secure, fast, safe, immovable, unshakable, dependable; anchored, moored, jammed, rooted, braced. ANTONYMS unstable, loose. 2 keep the camera steady: motionless, still, unshaking, static, stationary, unmoving. ANTONYMS shaky. 3 a steady gaze: fixed, intent, unwavering, unfaltering. ANTONYMS darting. 4 a steady young student: sensible, levelheaded, rational, settled, mature, down-to-earth, full of common sense, reliable, dependable, sound, sober, serious-minded, responsible, serious. ANTONYMS flighty, immature, impulsive. 5 a steady income: constant, unchanging, regular, consistent, invariable; continuous, continual, unceasing, ceaseless, perpetual, unremitting, unwavering, unfaltering, unending, endless, around /round-the-clock, all-year-round. ANTONYMS fluctuating, sporadic. 6 a steady boyfriend: regular, usual, established, settled, firm, devoted, faithful. ANTONYMS occasional. ▶verb 1 he steadied the rifle: stabilize, hold steady; brace, support; balance, poise; secure, fix, make fast. 2 she needed to steady her nerves: calm, soothe, quiet, compose, settle; subdue, quell, control, get a grip on.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

steady

steady adjective 1 the base was not steady, and the model fell over: stable, balanced, firm, fixed, secure, secured, fast, safe, immovable, unshakeable, dependable; anchored, moored, jammed, rooted, braced, cemented, riveted, nailed, tied. ANTONYMS unstable, loose. 2 press the button again, keeping the camcorder as steady as you can: motionless, still, unshaking, static, stationary, unmoving, sure. ANTONYMS shaky. 3 a steady gaze: fixed, intent, immovable, immobile, unwavering, unfaltering. ANTONYMS darting. 4 a solid, steady young man: sensible, level-headed, well balanced, balanced, rational, settled, mature, down-to-earth, full of common sense, stolid, calm, equable, imperturbable, reliable, dependable, sound, sober, serious-minded, responsible, serious. ANTONYMS flighty, impulsive, airy-fairy, immature. 5 a fixed-interest bond is used to provide a steady income: constant, unchanging, changeless, unvarying, invariable, undeviating; uniform, even, regular, consistent; continuous, continual, unceasing, ceaseless, perpetual, unremitting, unwavering, unfaltering, unfluctuating, undying, unending, endless, round-the-clock, all-year-round; reliable, dependable. ANTONYMS fluctuating, intermittent, sporadic. 6 a steady boyfriend: regular, unchanging, habitual, usual, customary, established, settled, firm, devoted, faithful. ANTONYMS occasional, on-off. ▶verb 1 he propped his elbow on his knee to steady the rifle: stabilize, make steady, hold steady; secure, fix, make fast; brace, support; balance, poise. 2 I took a deep breath to steady my nerves: calm, calm down, soothe, quieten, quiet, compose, settle, pacify, lull; subdue, quell, control, get a grip on; sedate, tranquillize.

 

Duden Dictionary

Steadyseller

Stea dy sel ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈstɛdi …|der Steadyseller; Genitiv: des Steadysellers, Plural: die Steadyseller englisch-amerikanisch Buch, das über längere Zeit gleichmäßig gut verkauft wird

 

Steady State

Stea dy State , Stea dy state Substantiv, maskulin , der Steadystate |…(ˈ )steɪt …(ˈ )steɪt |der Steady State; Genitiv: des Steady State [s ], Steady States der Steadystate; Genitiv: des Steadystate [s ], Plural: die Steadystates englisch ; »stabiler Zustand «1 Biologie trotz dauernder Energiezufuhr und -abfuhr bestehendes Gleichgewicht in offenen physikalischen Systemen; Fließgleichgewicht 2 Wirtschaft Zustand einer Wirtschaft, bei dem alle wirtschaftlichen Größen (Konsum, Investitionen u. Ä.) mit derselben Rate wachsen oder konstant sind

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

steady

stead y /stédi /〖語源は 「1つの場所 (stead )にとどまっている 」〗(副 )steadily 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 1 〈物が 〉固定された , ぐらつかない (firm )(↔unsteady )▸ keep [hold ] the boat steady ボートを安定させておく ▸ with a steady hand しっかりした手つきで 2 継続的な , 絶えることのない ▸ steady economic growth 安定した経済成長 ▸ a steady stream [flow ] of visitors ひっきりなしの訪問客 3 一定の , 不変の ▸ a steady job [income ]定職 [収入 ]▸ at a steady pace 一定のペースで 4 〈人が 〉落ちついた , 賢明な ; 信頼できる .5 〈関係などが 〉確固とした , 揺るぎない .6 〈恋人が 〉定まった , 特定の .7 〘海 〙針路の変わらない .動詞 -ies ; -ied ; ～ing 他動詞 〈物など 〉をしっかり固定する , 安定させる ; 〈声 感情など 〉を落ち着ける , 鎮める (down )▸ steady oneself (倒れないように )バランスを保つ ▸ steady one's nerves 冷静になる, 落ち着く 自動詞 〈物などが 〉 (動かないで )安定する ; 〈価格などが 〉 (増減しないで )安定する , 落ち着く (down ).副詞 しっかりと .g ò st é ady 1 ｟くだけて やや古 ｠【決まった1人の異性と 】恋愛関係になる, 交際する «with » .2 まじめ [着実 ]にやる .名詞 複 -ies C ｟米 くだけた話 やや古 ｠決まった恋人 [異性の友達 ], ステディ .間投詞 ｟くだけて ｠(危険を知らせて )気をつけろ , 危ない .St é ady on! ｟英 くだけて やや古 ｠落ち着け, (そう )あわてるな ; 気をつけろ (!相手の不適当なまたは行き過ぎた言動などに対して ) .～̀ st á te th è ory 〖the ～〗〘天 〙定常宇宙説 .