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Synonyms
sta·ble1 (stā́bəl)

[Middle English, from Old French estable, from Latin stabilis.]

adjective: -bler, -blest. 

    1. Resistant to change of position or condition; not easily moved or disturbed: a house built on stable ground; a stable platform.
    2. Not subject to sudden or extreme change or fluctuation: a stable economy; a stable currency.
    3. Maintaining equilibrium; self-restoring: a stable aircraft.
  2. Enduring or permanent: a stable peace.
    1. Consistently dependable; steadfast of purpose.
    2. Not subject to mental illness or irrationality: a stable personality.
  4. Physics Having no known mode of decay; indefinitely long-lived. Used of atomic particles.
  5. Chemistry Not easily decomposed or otherwise modified chemically.

derivatives

stáble·ness
noun
stábly
adverb
sta·ble2 (stā́bəl)

[Middle English, from Old French estable, from Latin stabulum, stable, standing place.]

noun 

    1. A building for the shelter and feeding of domestic animals, especially horses and cattle.
    2. A group of animals lodged in such a building.
    1. All the racehorses belonging to a single owner or racing establishment. See synonyms at flock1
    2. The personnel employed to keep and train such a group of racehorses.
  3. A group, as of athletes or entertainers, under common management: a stable of prizefighters.

verb: -bled, -bling, -bles. 

transitive verb 

To put or keep in or as if in a stable.

intransitive verb 

To live in or as if in a stable.