shakiness

shak·y  (shk)

adj. shak·i·er, shak·i·est

1. Trembling or quivering; tremulous: a shaky voice.

2. Lacking soundness or sturdiness, as of construction: a shaky table.

3.

a. Not to be depended on; precarious: a shaky alliance.

b. Wavering in firmness: a shaky belief.

c. Open to question or doubt: shaky evidence.

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shaki·ly adv.

shaki·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shakiness - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" quivering, trembling, vibration, shaking, palpitation, quiver motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" 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)
	2.	shakiness - the quality of being unstable and insecure; "the shakiness of the present regime" unstableness, instability - the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute

Translations

shakiness [ˈʃeɪkɪnɪs] N

1. (= trembling) [of person, legs] → temblor m

2. [of table, chair, building etc] (= wobbliness) → inestabilidad f

3. (= weakness) [of person] → debilidad f

4. (fig) (= uncertainty) [of health, memory] → fragilidad f, precariedad f; [of finances] → precariedad f; [of knowledge] → deficiencia f

shakiness

n (of chair) → Wackeligkeit f; (of evidence) → Fragwürdigkeit f, → Unsicherheit f; (of voice, hands, writing) → Zitterigkeit f; (of knowledge) → Unsicherheit f; (of sb’s French) → Holprigkeit f; the shakiness of their position → ihre wackelige Position