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Definition of Shakiness
1. Noun. A shaky motion. "The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
Generic synonyms: Motion
Specialized synonyms: Tremolo, Tremor
Derivative terms: Palpitate, Quiver, Quiver, Shaky, Shaky, Shake, Tremble, Vibrate, Vibrational
2. Noun. The quality of being unstable and insecure. "The shakiness of the present regime"
Definition of Shakiness
1. n. Quality of being shaky.
Definition of Shakiness
1. Noun. The property of being shaky. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shakiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shakiness
Literary usage of Shakiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"... Tenure-of-Office Act in Relation to the Question of Stanton's Removal —
Randall's shakiness — Thurlow Weed's Attack on Chase — Secretary Welles advises ..."
2. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"... Tenure-of-Office Act in Relation to the Question of Stanton's Removal —
Randall's shakiness — Thurlow Weed's Attack on Chase — Secretary Welles advises ..."
3. Animated Pictures: An Exposition of the Historical Development of by Charles Francis Jenkins (1898)
"shakiness is chargeable alone to faulty construction of the film-feeding mechanism or
... The difference between flickering and shakiness of pictures is not ..."
4. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
"shakiness. Bartlett's only citation is dated 1876. Fourteen years earlier, the
Cornhill Magazine, 6.613, spoke of "shakiness of the hand. ..."
5. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
"shakiness. Bartlett's only citation is dated 1876. Fourteen years earlier, the
Cornhill Magazine, 6.613, spoke of "shakiness of the hand. ..."
6. A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine: Giving the Definition, Etymology and by Daniel Hack Tuke (1892)
"There is nothing special in the handwriting of the acutely maniacal though it is
common among them to meet with tremor and shakiness (see Fig. ..."
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