Meanings
plural unsteadinesses
- countableuncountableThe quality of being unsteady.
1 more example
The Marsh rebuilding, with the higher-pitched and larger boiler and new standard boiler mountings, completely altered the appearance of the engine, which in its last guise was a very handsome machine; but unsteadiness in running at speeds over 50 m.p.h. resulted in no further such conversions being made.
1942 March, “The Why and the Wherefore: A Rebuilt Brighton 0-4-2 Tank”, in Railway Magazine, page 95
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
nounthe quality of being unsteady — varying and unpredictable
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian неустойчивост
- неустойчивост (neustojčivost)the state of being unsteady
Finnish epävakaus
- epävakausthe state of being unsteady
Irish corraí
- corraíthe state of being unsteady
Latin instabilitas
- instabilitasthe state of being unsteady
Polish chwiejność, niestałość
- chwiejnośćthe state of being unsteady
- niestałośćthe state of being unsteady
- zmiennośćthe state of being unsteady
Russian неусто́йчивость
- неусто́йчивость (neustójčivostʹ)the state of being unsteady
Cite this entry
unsteadiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsteadiness
“unsteadiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsteadiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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