1. (noun)sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove a person loved by another person
2. (adj)steady not subject to change or variation especially in behavior "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
3. (adj)firm, steady, unfluctuating not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall "stocks are still firm"
4. (adj)steady securely in position; not shaky
"held the ladder steady"
5. (adj)firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering marked by firmdetermination or resolution; not shakable
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
6. (adj)regular, steady relating to a person who does something regularly
"a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"
7. (adj)steady not easily excited or upset "steady nerves"
9. (verb)brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise support or holdsteady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
10. (adverb)steadily, steady in a steadymanner "he could still walk steadily"