1. Resistant to change of position or condition
   "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices" 
2. Firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation
   "the economy is stable" 
3. Not taking part readily in chemical change 
4. Maintaining equilibrium 
5. Showing little if any change
   - static, unchanging

1. A farm building for housing horses or other livestock
   - stalls, horse barn

1. Shelter in a stable
   "stable horses"

Derived forms: stabler, stabling, stabled, stables, stablest

See also: balanced, constant, firm, lasting, permanent, sound, stabile, stabilised [Brit], stability, stabilized, stableness, stabling, stably, steady, unchangeable, unfluctuating, unreactive

Type of: farm building, shelter

Antonym: unstable

Encyclopedia: Stable

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