Definition of steady
- n. - Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking;
fixed; firm.
- n. - 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.
- n. - Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady
course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. i. - To become steady; to regain a steady position or state;
to move steadily.