Photoset / Manas / 2025 / 2026 / "Steady"

stead·y /ˈstɛd·i/ — adj., verb, int.
from Old English stedig, "having a place"; from stede — a place, a standing. Kin to steadfast, homestead: to be steady is, at root, to keep one's place.

1. Firmly placed; not shaking, tilting, or giving way. Fixed enough to be leaned on or built upon. a steady hand · a steady gaze

2. Even in rhythm; regular and unhurried, keeping its own measure. a steady pulse · a steady breath

3. Continuing without interruption; sustained, not stopping and starting. steady rain · steady warmth

4. Calm under weight; not easily disturbed, able to bear what leans on it. steady nerves · a steady presence

5. Holding its course; kept in direction through changing weather. steady as she goes

6. Of two people: settled with one another; remaining. to go steady

— as a verb: to give or regain balance, at times to each other. she steadied his arm · they steadied each other

— and, said softly, it slows a horse: Steady, now.

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