Keystone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a central cohesive source of support and stability

the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈiːstoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈiːstəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈiːstəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈiːstoʊn/.

Examples

faith is his anchor
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
he is the linchpin of this firm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

backbone mainstay headstone lynchpin key anchor linchpin

Parts of Speech

noun	a central cohesive source of support and stability “faith is his anchor”
noun	the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

Word Forms

anchor

verb

fix firmly and stably

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlussstein

eine zentrale zusammenhängende Quelle der Unterstützung und Stabilität

🇫🇷French

clé de voûte

une source centrale de cohésion, de soutien et de stabilité

🇪🇸Spanish

piedra clave

una fuente cohesiva central de apoyo y estabilidad

🇮🇹Italian

chiave di volta

una fonte centrale e coesa di sostegno e stabilità

🇳🇱Dutch

hoeksteen

een centrale samenhangende bron van steun en stabiliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

pedra angular

uma fonte central coesa de apoio e estabilidade

🇷🇺Russian

краеугольный камень

центральный сплоченный источник поддержки и стабильности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रधान सिद्धांत

समर्थन और स्थिरता का एक केंद्रीय एकजुट स्रोत

🇧🇩Bengali

কীস্টোন

সমর্থন এবং স্থিতিশীলতার একটি কেন্দ্রীয় সমন্বিত উৎস

🇮🇳Tamil

விசைக்கல்

ஆதரவு மற்றும் ஸ்திரத்தன்மையின் மைய ஒருங்கிணைந்த ஆதாரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీస్టోన్

మద్దతు మరియు స్థిరత్వం యొక్క కేంద్ర బంధన మూలం

🇮🇳Marathi

कीस्टोन

आधार आणि स्थिरतेचा मध्यवर्ती एकसंध स्त्रोत

🇮🇳Gujarati

કીસ્ટોન

આધાર અને સ્થિરતાનો કેન્દ્રિય સંયોજક સ્ત્રોત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀಸ್ಟೋನ್

ಬೆಂಬಲ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಿರತೆಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താക്കോൽക്കല്ല്

പിന്തുണയുടെയും സ്ഥിരതയുടെയും കേന്ദ്ര ഏകീകൃത ഉറവിടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੀਸਟੋਨ

ਸਮਰਥਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਥਿਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਇਕਸੁਰਤਾ ਵਾਲਾ ਸਰੋਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلیدی پتھر

حمایت اور استحکام کا ایک مرکزی مربوط ذریعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

基石

支持和稳定的核心凝聚力源泉

🇯🇵Japanese

キーストーン

サポートと安定性の中心的な結合源

🇰🇷Korean

요지

지지와 안정성의 핵심적이고 응집력 있는 원천

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đá đỉnh vòm

một nguồn hỗ trợ và ổn định gắn kết trung tâm

🇹🇭Thai

หลักสำคัญ

เป็นแหล่งสนับสนุนและความมั่นคงที่เหนียวแน่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

dasar

sumber dukungan dan stabilitas yang kohesif

🇲🇾Malay

batu kunci

sumber sokongan dan kestabilan yang bersatu padu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حجر الزاوية

مصدر مركزي متماسك للدعم والاستقرار

🇮🇷Persian

سنگ کلید

منبع منسجم مرکزی حمایت و ثبات

🇹🇷Turkish

kilit taşı

merkezi bir tutarlı destek ve istikrar kaynağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶבֶן רֹאשָׁה

מקור מלוכד מרכזי של תמיכה ויציבות

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