Unfirm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not firmly or solidly positioned

(of soil) unstable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfˈɜːm/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfˈɜːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfˈɜːm/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnfˈɜːm/.

Examples

climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder
an unfirm stance
shifting sands

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unsteady shifting

Parts of Speech

adjective	not firmly or solidly positioned “climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder”
adjective	(of soil) unstable “shifting sands”

Word Forms

unsteadiness

noun

the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsicher

nicht fest oder stabil positioniert

🇫🇷French

non confirmé

pas fermement ou solidement positionné

🇪🇸Spanish

no firme

no está firme o sólidamente posicionado

🇮🇹Italian

non fermo

non saldamente o saldamente posizionato

🇳🇱Dutch

onzeker

niet stevig of stevig gepositioneerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

instável

não está firmemente ou solidamente posicionado

🇷🇺Russian

нетвердый

не прочно или прочно расположен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपुष्ट

मजबूती से या मजबूती से स्थित नहीं

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியற்ற

உறுதியாக அல்லது திடமாக நிலைநிறுத்தப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

దృఢంగా లేదు

దృఢంగా లేదా దృఢంగా ఉంచబడలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रमाणित

घट्ट किंवा ठोस स्थितीत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસમર્થ

નિશ્ચિતપણે અથવા મજબૂત રીતે સ્થિત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പില്ലാത്ത

ദൃഢമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉറച്ച നിലയിലല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਤ

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਠੋਸ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر تصدیق شدہ

مضبوطی سے یا ٹھوس پوزیشن میں نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不坚定的

位置不牢固或牢固

🇯🇵Japanese

しっかりしていない

しっかりと、またはしっかりと配置されていない

🇰🇷Korean

확고하지 않은

단단하거나 단단하게 위치하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không xác nhận

không được định vị chắc chắn hoặc vững chắc

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มั่นคง

ไม่มั่นคงหรืออยู่ในตำแหน่งที่มั่นคง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak tegas

tidak diposisikan dengan kuat atau kokoh

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi matatag

hindi matatag o matatag na nakaposisyon

🇲🇾Malay

tidak tegas

tidak kukuh atau kukuh kedudukannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مؤكد

ليس في وضع ثابت أو ثابت

🇮🇷Persian

غیر ثابت

محکم یا محکم قرار نگرفته است

🇹🇷Turkish

kesin olmayan

sıkı veya sağlam bir şekilde konumlandırılmamış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מוצק

לא ממוקם יציב או יציב

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