steady

modif.

1. Showing little variation

   regular, even, uniform, unvarying, patterned, equable; see also consecutive 1, constant 1, regular 3.

2. Calm and self-possessed

   cool, poised, steadfast; see calm 1, reserved 3.

steady implies a fixed regularity or constancy, esp. of movement, and an absence of deviation, fluctuation, faltering, etc. a steady breeze; even, often interchangeable with steady, emphasizes the absence of irregularity or inequality an even heartbeat; uniform implies a sameness or likeness of things, parts, events, etc. often as the result of conformity with a fixed standard a uniform wage rate; regular emphasizes the orderliness or symmetry resulting from evenness or uniformity regular features, attendance, etc.; equable implies an inherent evenness or regularity and may also suggest tranquility, serenity, or an absence of extremes an equable temper

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