surefootedness

Examples

• All

• He climbed the rocky mountain with impressive surefootedness, navigating the uneven terrain effortlessly.

• By contrast, short-legged twig anoles experienced only a minor decrease in surefootedness (as we called it) on narrower surfaces (Losos and Sinervo 1989).

  Academic text (2007)

• Goblin work was plain to see in the courtyard, the door dark and unbarred to all comers—and Ela ran inside and upstairs with the fleet surefootedness of someone at home on those steps.

  Fiction book (1992)

• A mule (perhaps the best-known example of so-called hybrid vigor) inherits its size and strength from its horse mother and its surefootedness from its donkey father.

  Academic text (2002)

• Her surefootedness in the treacherous conditions allowed her to lead the hikers safely along the narrow path.

• The cat displayed remarkable surefootedness as it walked along the thin branch without losing its balance.

Synonyms

B

balance and flexibility

vssurefootedness

1 3.3

Ability to keep your body steady while moving and to bend easily

is steadier and more confident on rough or uneven ground rather than generally adaptable

Antonyms

U

unsteadiness

1 5.1

A lack of balance or firm control that causes shaking

C

clumsiness

1 2.6

Lack of skill or care when handling things so mistakes happen

How Steady

steadiness

4 3.6

surefootedness

6.5

unsteadiness

1 5.1

instability

114 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology