UNSTEADINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

irregularity; unregularity (not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unsteadiness"):

instability; unstableness (the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute)

Antonym:

steadiness (the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying)

Derivation:

unsteady (subject to change or variation)

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 ("unsteadiness" is a kind of...):

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

Antonym:

steadiness (the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place)

Derivation:

unsteady (not firmly or solidly positioned)