shakiness.

1. A tendency to tremble or feel physically unsteady.

2. A lack of firmness, reliability, or convincing support.

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Words that belong together

• shakiness in the hands
• lingering shakiness

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Shakiness remained in her hands.

He waited for the shakiness to pass.

The nurse asked when the shakiness began.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Forms: shakiness is normally a mass noun unless a particular instance is specified. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.