steady

Adjective

• not easily excited or upset
  • steady nerves
    

• relating to a person who does something regularly
  • a regular customer
    
  • a steady drinker
    

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  • firm convictions
    
  • a firm mouth
    
  • steadfast resolve
    
  • a man of unbendable perseverence
    
  • unwavering loyalty
    

• securely in position; not shaky
  • held the ladder steady
    

• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
  • stocks are still firm
    

• 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
    

Adverb

• in a steady manner
  • he could still walk steadily
    

Noun

• a person loved by another person

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
    

• make steady
  • steady yourself
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  regular , firm , steadfast , stiff , unbendable , unfaltering , unshakable , unwavering , unfluctuating , steadily , sweetheart , sweetie , truelove , brace , stabilize , stabilise , calm , becalm
• Antonyms: 
  unsteady , unsteadily , falteringly , uncertainly