Dictionary definition · steady
noun
- a person loved by another person
verb
- make steady"steady yourself"
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace"brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
adjective
- not subject to change or variation especially in behavior"a steady beat"
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall"stocks are still firm"
- securely in position; not shaky"held the ladder steady"
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable"firm convictions"
- relating to a person who does something regularly"a regular customer"
- not easily excited or upset"steady nerves"
adverb
- in a steady manner"he could still walk steadily"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).