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stability

/stəˈbɪlɪti/ noun B2
  1. The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change. (countable, uncountable) · This platform offers good stability
  2. The tendency to recover from perturbations. (countable, uncountable) · emotional stability

Plural stabilities

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Unwilling as she was to admit an idea so destructive to Jane’s happiness, and so dishonourable to the stability of her lover, she could not prevent its frequently recurring.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 151 · B2
She realized that both of them were essentially seeking resonance, whether through the ephemeral vibrations of a string or the immutable stability of metal.
The Resonance of the Crossing, p. 1 · C2

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