#150.  Stability. —­ N. stability; immutability &c. adj.;
unchangeability, &c. adj.; unchangeableness|!; constancy; stable equilibrium, immobility, soundness, vitality, stabiliment[obs3], stiffness, ankylosis[obs3], 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[obs3], ascertain, fix, set,
stabilitate[obs3]; 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[obs3].
     fixed, steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced; confirmed, valid;
fiducial[obs3]; 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[obs3], incommutable[obs3],
irresoluble[obs3], irrevocable, irreversible, reverseless[obs3], inextinguishable, irreducible; indissoluble, indissolvable[obs3]; indestructible, undying, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible, indeciduous[obs3]; insusceptible, insusceptible of change. 
     Int. stet. 
     Phr. littera scripta manet[Lat].

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     #151.  Eventuality. —­ N. eventuality, event, occurrence, incident,
affair, matter, thing, episode, happening, proceeding, contingency, juncture, experience, fact; matter of fact; naked fact, bare facts, just the facts; phenomenon; advent.
     business, concern, transaction, dealing, proceeding; circumstance,
particular, casualty, accident, adventure, passage, crisis, pass, emergency, contingency, consequence; opportunity (occasion) 143.
     the world, life, things, doings, affairs in general; things in
general, affairs in general; the times, state of affairs, order of the day; course of things, tide of things, stream of things, current of things, run of things, march of things, course of events; ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of life; chapter of accidents &c. (chance) 156; situation &c. (circumstances) 8.