Stable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

shelter in a stable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈeɪbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈeɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈeɪbəl/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈeɪbəl/.

Examples

stable horses
a stable ladder
a stable peace

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

static horse barn unchanging stalls

Antonyms

unstable

Parts of Speech

noun	a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
verb	shelter in a stable “stable horses”
adjective	resistant to change of position or condition “a stable ladder”
adjective	firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation “the economy is stable”
adjective	not taking part readily in chemical change
adjective	maintaining equilibrium
adjective	showing little if any change “a static population”

Word Forms

stable	verb	shelter in a stable
stabling	noun	accommodation for animals (especially for horses)
stable	noun	a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
stableness	noun	the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
stability	noun	the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
unchangingness	noun	the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stabil

ein Wirtschaftsgebäude zur Unterbringung von Pferden oder anderem Vieh

🇫🇷French

écurie

un bâtiment de ferme pour abriter des chevaux ou autre bétail

🇪🇸Spanish

estable

una granja para albergar caballos u otro ganado

🇮🇹Italian

stabile

un fabbricato agricolo per ospitare cavalli o altro bestiame

🇳🇱Dutch

stabiel

een boerderijgebouw voor het huisvesten van paarden of ander vee

🇵🇹Portuguese

estável

um edifício agrícola para abrigar cavalos ou outros animais

🇷🇺Russian

стабильный

хозяйственная постройка для содержания лошадей или другого домашнего скота

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थिर

घोड़ों या अन्य पशुओं के आवास के लिए एक फार्म भवन

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থিতিশীল

ঘোড়া বা অন্যান্য গবাদি পশুর জন্য একটি খামার ভবন

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலையான

குதிரைகள் அல்லது பிற கால்நடைகளுக்கு ஒரு பண்ணை கட்டிடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థిరమైన

గుర్రాలు లేదా ఇతర పశువుల కోసం ఒక వ్యవసాయ భవనం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिर

घोडे किंवा इतर पशुधनासाठी घराची इमारत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિર

ઘોડાઓ અથવા અન્ય પશુધન માટે ફાર્મ બિલ્ડિંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಿರ

ಕುದುರೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಜಾನುವಾರುಗಳಿಗೆ ವಸತಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരതയുള്ള

കുതിരകളെയോ മറ്റ് കന്നുകാലികളെയോ പാർപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള ഒരു ഫാം കെട്ടിടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਰ

ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ੀ ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਪਸ਼ੂਆਂ ਲਈ ਫਾਰਮ ਦੀ ਇਮਾਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستحکم

گھوڑوں یا دیگر مویشیوں کی رہائش کے لیے فارم کی عمارت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

稳定的

饲养马或其他牲畜的农场建筑

🇯🇵Japanese

安定した

馬や他の家畜を収容するための農場の建物

🇰🇷Korean

안정적인

말이나 다른 가축을 키우는 농장 건물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ổn định

một tòa nhà trang trại để nuôi ngựa hoặc vật nuôi khác

🇹🇭Thai

มั่นคง

อาคารฟาร์มสำหรับเลี้ยงม้าหรือปศุสัตว์อื่นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

stabil

sebuah bangunan peternakan untuk menampung kuda atau ternak lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

matatag

isang gusali ng sakahan para sa pabahay ng mga kabayo o iba pang mga alagang hayop

🇲🇾Malay

stabil

bangunan ladang untuk menempatkan kuda atau ternakan lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستقر

مبنى مزرعة لإيواء الخيول أو الماشية الأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

پایدار

یک ساختمان مزرعه برای اسکان اسب ها یا سایر دام ها

🇹🇷Turkish

stabil

atları veya diğer hayvanları barındırmak için bir çiftlik binası

🇮🇱Hebrew

יַצִיב

מבנה משק לשיכון סוסים או בעלי חיים אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'stable' is 'a farm building for housing horses or other livestock'.

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