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Instability

The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building.

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Disorder 76% connected

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.

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Shakiness 76% connected

Quality of being shaky.

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Stability 94% connected

The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a stru…

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Stability 94% connected

The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a stru…

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Assurance noun · 78% connection

Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.

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Balance noun · 78% connection

The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.

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Ballast adjective · 78% connection

Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.

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Calm noun · 78% connection

steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

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Constancy noun · 78% connection

Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attachments, or pe…

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Danger noun · 78% connection

Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity.

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Fail verb · 78% connection

To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, unstable, want, stability, firmness.
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Firmity noun · 78% connection

Strength; firmness; stability.

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Flaccid adjective · 78% connection

Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid f…

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Fortitude noun · 78% connection

That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity w…

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Inanition noun · 78% connection

The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, unstable, want, stability, firmness.
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Inconsistency noun · 78% connection

Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness.

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Inconsistent adjective · 78% connection

Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.

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