shakiness

Noun
US[shey-kee-nuhs]/ˈʃeɪkinəs/3 syllables
Synonyms: shakingtremblingquiverquiveringvibrationpalpitation

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a shaky motion“the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”Synonyms: shakingtremblingquiverquiveringvibrationpalpitationType of motionKinds tremolo, tremor
  2. the quality of being unstable and insecure“the shakiness of the present regime”Type of instability, unstableness

Related words palpitate verb, shaky adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Shak′i·ness noun

Quality of being shaky.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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