'Steady' definitions:

Definition of 'steady'

From: WordNet
adverb
In a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: steadily, steady] [ant: falteringly, uncertainly, unsteadily]
adjective
Not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: unsteady]
adjective
Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: firm, steady, unfluctuating]
adjective
Securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
adjective
Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
adjective
Relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: regular, steady]
adjective
Not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
noun
A person loved by another person [syn: sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove]
verb
Make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm, becalm]
verb
Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise]

Definition of 'Steady'

From: GCIDE
  • Steady \Stead"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. Steadier (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Steadiest.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, stae[eth][eth]ig, steady (in gestae[eth][eth]ig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. st[aum]tig, stetig. See Stead, n.]
  • 1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume." --Keble. [1913 Webster]
  • Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable. [1913 Webster]
  • Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Steady'

From: GCIDE
  • Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steadied (-[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Steadying.] 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Steady'

From: GCIDE
  • Steady \Stead"y\, v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. [1913 Webster]
  • Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'steady'

From: Moby Thesaurus