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Stable vs Lasting - What's the difference?

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Stable is a related term of lasting.


As nouns the difference between stable and lasting

is that stable is a building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses while lasting is continuance; endurance.

As verbs the difference between stable and lasting

is that stable is to put or keep (horse) in a stable while lasting is .

As adjectives the difference between stable and lasting

is that stable is relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed while lasting is persisting for an extended period of time.

stable

English

Etymology 1

(wikipedia stable) (etyl), from (etyl) estable, from (etyl) )

Noun

(en noun)
  • A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
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  • (metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.

    • Verb

    (stabl)
  • to put or keep (horse) in a stable.
  • (rail transport) to park (a rail vehicle)
    • Derived terms
    * (rail transport) outstable
    Related terms
    * stabled * stabler * stable-boy * stable-hand

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stabilis (itself from )

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
    • He was in a stable relationship.
    a stable government
  • * Rogers
    • In this region of chance, where nothing is stable .
    Synonyms
    * fixed
    Antonyms
    * instable * mobile

    Anagrams

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    lasting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Persisting for an extended period of time.
    • After World War One it was hoped that a lasting peace had been achieved. It hadn't.
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    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • continuance; endurance
    • (John Locke)
  • A durable woollen material formerly used for women's shoes; everlasting.
  • The act or process of shaping on a last.

    • Anagrams

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