noun
Meaning 1
The property of being shaky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shakiness
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CMU ARPABET: SH EY1 K IY0 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being unstable and insecure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the shakiness of the present regime
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: instability, unstableness
noun
Meaning 3
a shaky motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shaking, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion
Narrower terms: tremolo, tremor
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English shaky 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 shakiness From shaky + -ness.