Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsteadiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: un-steadi-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being unsteady.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English unsteady Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unsteadiness From unsteady + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unsteadinesses (plural)

Synonyms

ricketiness

Antonyms

steadiness

Questions

What does unsteadiness mean?: The quality of being unsteady.
Where does unsteadiness come from?: Etymology tree English unsteady Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unsteadiness From unsteady + -ness.

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