Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Stable and peaceful / settled and secure: Describes a state of being calm, orderly, and free from disturbance or trouble. It implies a condition of satisfactory stability in life, work, or a situation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuộc sống của họ hiện nay rất ôn ổn. (Their life is very stable and peaceful now.)
  • Mọi việc đã trở lại ôn ổn sau cuộc khủng hoảng. (Everything has returned to a settled state after the crisis.)
  • Công việc làm ăn ôn ổn là điều ai cũng mong muốn. (Having a stable and secure business is what everyone desires.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used to describe a desired state after a period of instability, upheaval, or uncertainty. It conveys a sense of things being "back to normal" in a good, reliable way.

Variants and Related Words

• Ổn (adj): stable, okay, satisfactory. "Ôn ổn" is an emphatic or reinforced form of "ổn".
  • Mọi chuyện đã ổn rồi. (Everything is okay now.)

Synonyms

• Stable: firmly established, not likely to change or fail.
• Settled: established comfortably in a routine or life.
• Peaceful: free from disturbance; tranquil.
• Secure: fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Notes on Usage

• "Ôn ổn" is a compound word where "ôn" reinforces the meaning of "ổn". It is primarily used in descriptive contexts about life, society, work, or general conditions.
• It is not typically used to describe objects or mechanical stability.