Steadiness

Steadiness
Steadiness Stead"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being steady. [1913 Webster]

Steadiness is a point of prudence as well as of courage. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Constancy; resolution; unchangeableness. [1913 Webster]


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