1. the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place; [syn: unsteadiness, ricketiness]
2. the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unsteadiness
n 1: the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
[syn: unsteadiness, ricketiness] [ant: firmness,
steadiness]
2: the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable
[ant: steadiness]