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)

  1. Not secure.
  2. 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)

  1. 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: []"
  2. Lacking regularity or uniformity.
  3. 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)

  1. To render unsteady, removing balance.

Anagrams

  • Dauntsey, unstayed

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