Unsteady — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

subject to change or variation

not firmly or solidly positioned

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnstˈɛdi/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnstˈɛdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnstˈɛdi/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnstˈɛdi/.

Examples

her unsteady walk
his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine
an unsteady voice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unfirm

Antonyms

steady

Parts of Speech

adjective	subject to change or variation “her unsteady walk”
adjective	not firmly or solidly positioned “climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder”

Word Forms

unsteadiness

noun

the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsicher

Änderungen oder Abweichungen vorbehalten

🇫🇷French

instable

sous réserve de changement ou de variation

🇪🇸Spanish

inestable

sujeto a cambio o variación

🇮🇹Italian

instabile

soggetto a modifiche o variazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

onstabiel

onderhevig aan verandering of variatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

instável

sujeito a alterações ou variações

🇷🇺Russian

неустойчивый

возможны изменения или вариации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिर

परिवर्तन या भिन्नता के अधीन

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

পরিবর্তন বা পরিবর্তন সাপেক্ষে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலையற்ற

மாற்றம் அல்லது மாறுபாட்டிற்கு உட்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైన

మార్పు లేదా వైవిధ్యానికి లోబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्थिर

बदल किंवा भिन्नतेच्या अधीन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિર

ફેરફાર અથવા વિવિધતાને આધીન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಥಿರ

ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്ഥിരമായ

മാറ്റത്തിനോ വ്യതിയാനത്തിനോ വിധേയമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰ

ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مستحکم

تبدیلی یا تغیر کے تابع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不稳定的

可能会发生变化或变化

🇯🇵Japanese

不安定な

変更または変動する場合があります

🇰🇷Korean

불안정한

변경되거나 변형될 수 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không vững vàng

có thể thay đổi hoặc biến thể

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มั่นคง

อาจมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงหรือเปลี่ยนแปลงได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

goyah

dapat berubah atau bervariasi

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi matatag

napapailalim sa pagbabago o pagkakaiba-iba

🇲🇾Malay

tidak stabil

tertakluk kepada perubahan atau variasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مستقر

قابلة للتغيير أو التغيير

🇮🇷Persian

ناپایدار

در معرض تغییر یا تغییر است

🇹🇷Turkish

kararsız

değişiklik veya varyasyona tabidir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתנוֹדֵד

נתון לשינויים או שינויים

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