English → Latin
“stability” in Latin
firmitāsfirmness, durability, strength; constancy, stability, endurance, firmnessfirmitūdōfirmness, durability, strength; constancy, stability; reliabilitystabiliōto make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still, stabilize; to establish, fix, make secure, confirmcōnstōto stand together; to stand still; to remain the same; stand firm; to agree, correspond, fitgravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshnesscōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade; firmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify; to say, affirm, assert; to reinforce the courage
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stability
PROP., firmitas: firmitudo (firmness): stabilitas (power of standing firmly or steadily, Caes.). To give stability to, confirmare, firmare.
Figuratively, firmitas: stabilitas: constantia (opposed to mobilitas): gravitas (opposed to levitas). Stability of character, animi constantia propositique tenacitas (Eichst.). Not to possess stability of character, non satis firma animi constantia munitum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stability?
- The usual Latin words for “stability” are firmitās, firmitūdō, stabiliō; also cōnstō, gravitās, cōnfirmō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.