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estabilidad

stability

noun ehs-tah-bee-lee-DAHD Less Common

Origin: From Latin stabilitas, firmness.

Usage Note

Estabilidad is used in political (estabilidad política), economic (estabilidad financiera), and physical contexts. The related adjective is estable and the verb estabilizar ('to stabilize'). It is always feminine, like most Spanish nouns ending in -dad. The antonym is inestabilidad (f).

Examples

"El país busca mayor estabilidad económica."

Natural Translation

The country is seeking greater economic stability.

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