N. stability,
immutability, unchangeability,
&c. adj, unchangeableness|,
constancy, stable equilibrium,
immobility, soundness,
vitality,
stabiliment, stiffness,
ankylosis,
solidity,
aplomb, establishment,
fixture, rock,
pillar, tower, foundation, leopard's spots, ethiopia's skin,
permanence,
obstinacy V. be firm, stick fast, stand firm, keep firm, remain firm, weather the storm, stay the course, stick to the course, keep the faith, don't give in, don't buckle under, settle, establish,
stablish, ascertain, fix, set,
stabilitate, retain, keep hold, make good, make sure,
fasten, set on its legs,
float,
perpetuate, settle down, strike roots, put down roots, take root, take up one's abode, build one's house on a rock
Adj. unchangeable,
immutable, unaltered, unalterable, not to be changed, constant, permanent, invariable,
undeviating, stable,
durable,
perennial, fixed,
steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced, confirmed,
valid,
fiducial, immovable,
irremovable,
riveted, rooted, settled, established,
vested,
incontrovertible,
stereotyped, indeclinable,
tethered, anchored,
moored, at anchor, on a rock, rock solid, firm as a rock, firmly seated, firmly established, deep-rooted,
ineradicable,
inveterate,
obstinate,
transfixed, stuck fast,
aground, high and dry,
stranded,
stuck,
jammed, unremovable,
quiescent,
deterioration,
indefeasible,
irretrievable,
intransmutable,
incommutable,
irresoluble,
irrevocable,
irreversible, reverseless,
inextinguishable,
irreducible,
indissoluble,
indissolvable,
indestructible, undying, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible,
indeciduous,
insusceptible, insusceptible of change
Phr. littera scripta manet, present events
N. rest, stillness,
quiescence,
stagnation,
stagnancy,
fixity,
immobility,
catalepsy, indisturbance,
quietism, quiet, tranquility, calm,
repose, peace, dead calm, anticyclone|, statue-like repose, silence, not a breath of air, not a mouse stirring, sleep,
pause,
lull, stand still, standing still,
lock, dead lock, dead stop, dead stand, full stop, fix,
embargo, resting place,
gite,
bivouac, home,
pillow,
haven,
goal V. be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet,
repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ,
tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold,
halt, stop, stop short, rest,
pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop,
stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone,
abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand,
quell,
becalm,
hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on
Adj. quiescent, still, motionless, moveless, fixed,
stationary, immotile, at rest at a stand, at a standstill, at anchor, stock, still, standing still,
sedentary, untraveled, stay-at-home,
becalmed,
stagnant, quiet, unmoved, undisturbed,
unruffled, calm, restful,
cataleptic, immovable, sleeping, silent, still as a statue, still as a post, still as a mouse, still as death,
vegetative,
vegetating Adv. at a stand, tout court, at the halt
Phr. requiescat in pace, deus nobis haec otia fecit, "the noonday quiet holds the hill"
