steadiness

noun — 2 senses

steadiness

noun

/ˈstɛdinəs/

Etymology From steady + -ness.

1

Usually The state of being steady.

  • He brimmed with deep feeling as he replied in a steady voice, the steadiness of which was spoilt by the palpableness of his great effort to keep it so:— […]1874, Thomas Hardy, chapter XXIX, in Far from the Madding Crowd. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC:
2

Usually The degree of stability.

Antonyms
unsteadiness

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