SHAKINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shakiness mean? 

• SHAKINESS (noun)
  The noun SHAKINESS has 2 senses:

1. a shaky motion

2. the quality of being unstable and insecure

  Familiarity information: SHAKINESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHAKINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shaky motion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

palpitation; quiver; quivering; shakiness; shaking; trembling; vibration

Context example:

the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe

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

motion (a state of change)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shakiness"):

tremolo ((music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones)

tremor (shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease))

Derivation:

shaky (inclined to shake as from weakness or defect)

shaky (vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of being unstable and insecure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the shakiness of the present regime

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

instability; unstableness (the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute)

Derivation:

shaky (not secure; beset with difficulties)

 Context examples 

Alcoholism is a disease with four main features: • Craving - a strong need to drink • Loss of control - not being able to stop drinking once you've started • Physical dependence - withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, or shakiness when you don't drink • Tolerance - the need to drink greater amounts of alcohol to feel the same effect

(Alcoholism, NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

Symptoms experienced during a panic attack include dyspnea or sensations of being smothered; dizziness, loss of balance or faintness; choking sensations; palpitations or accelerated heart rate; shakiness; sweating; nausea or other form of abdominal distress; depersonalization or derealization; paresthesias; hot flashes or chills; chest discomfort or pain; fear of dying and fear of not being in control of oneself or going crazy.

(Panic Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)