RICKETINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place

Synonyms:

ricketiness; unsteadiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("ricketiness" is a kind of...):

movability; movableness (the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged)

Derivation:

rickety (inclined to shake as from weakness or defect)