different between insecure vs unsteady
insecure
English
Etymology
in- +? secure, or from Medieval Latin ins?c?rus, itself from in- (“in-, un-, non-”) + s?c?rus (“safe, certain”)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Adjective
insecure (comparative more insecure, superlative most insecure)
- Not secure.
- Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
Antonyms
- (not comfortable or confident): confident, self-confident
Derived terms
- insecurity
Translations
Anagrams
- sinecure
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unsteady
English
Etymology
From un- +? steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word is comparable to Old Frisian onstedich, Low German unstadig, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?st?di/
- Rhymes: -?di
- Hyphenation: un?steady
Adjective
unsteady (comparative unsteadier, superlative unsteadiest)
- Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.
- "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: […]"
- Lacking regularity or uniformity.
- Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.
Synonyms
- (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): precarious, rickety, shaky; see also Thesaurus:rickety
- (lacking regularity or uniformity): chaotic, irregular, unstable; see also Thesaurus:unsteady
Antonyms
- steady
Derived terms
- unsteadily
Translations
Verb
unsteady (third-person singular simple present unsteadies, present participle unsteadying, simple past and past participle unsteadied)
- To render unsteady, removing balance.
Anagrams
- Dauntsey, unstayed
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