RICKETINESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place

Synonyms:

ricketiness; unsteadiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("ricketiness" is a kind of...):

movability; movableness (the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged)

Derivation:

rickety (inclined to shake as from weakness or defect)

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