&c adj.; unchangeableness†; constancy; stable equilibrium, immobility,
soundness, vitality, stabiliment†, stiffness, ankylosis†, solidity,
aplomb.
establishment, fixture; rock, pillar, tower, foundation, leopard's
spots, Ethiopia's skin.
permanence &c 141; obstinacy &c 606.
V. be firm &c adj.; stick fast; stand firm, keep firm, remain firm;
weather the storm, stay the course, stick to the course, keep the
faith, don't give in, don't buckle under.
settle, establish, stablish†, ascertain, fix, set, stabilitate†;
retain, keep hold; make good, make sure; fasten &c (join) 43; set on
its legs, float; perpetuate.
settle down; strike roots, put down roots, take root; take up
one's abode &c 184; build one's house on a rock.
Adj. unchangeable, immutable; unaltered, unalterable; not to be
changed, constant; permanent &c 141; invariable, undeviating; stable,
durable; perennial &c (diuturnal) 110 [Obs.].
fixed, steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced; confirmed, valid;
fiducial†; immovable, irremovable, riveted, rooted; settled, established
&c v.; vested; incontrovertible, stereotyped, indeclinable.
tethered, anchored, moored, at anchor, on a rock, rock solid, firm
as a rock; firmly seated, firmly established &c v.; deep-rooted,
ineradicable; inveterate; obstinate &c 606.
transfixed, stuck fast, aground, high and dry, stranded.
[movable object rendered unmovable] stuck, jammed; unremovable;
quiescent &c 265; deterioration &c 659.
indefeasible, irretrievable, intransmutable†, incommutable†,
irresoluble†, irrevocable, irreversible, reverseless†, inextinguishable,
irreducible; indissoluble, indissolvable†; indestructible, undying,
imperishable, incorruptible, indelible, indeciduous†; insusceptible,
insusceptible of change.
Int. stet.
Phr. littera scripta manet [Lat.].
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