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UNSTEADINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
