unsteadiness en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being unsteady.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsteadinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (8)
la instabilitas (the state of being unsteady) · ru неусто́йчивость (the state of being unsteady) · pl zmienność (the state of being unsteady) · pl niestałość (the state of being unsteady) · pl chwiejność (the state of being unsteady) · ga corraí (the state of being unsteady) · bg неустойчивост (the state of being unsteady) · fi epävakaus (the state of being unsteady)