wiggliness

6.5

A way something moves with small quick side-to-side or back-and-forth motions

noun
/ˈwɪɡlɪnəs/

: inquietud

Children laughed at the wiggliness of the jelly as it jiggled on the plate.

Examples

So can I presume that since this is snake like eel like, it has segments that can simulate the wiggliness of a eel?
The wiggliness of the worm made it difficult for the bird to catch it.
The wiggliness of the dancing noodles made the dish look very appealing.

Synonyms

jerkiness

vswiggliness

1 6.7

A series of sudden, rough stops and starts that make movement uneven

is quick small side to side movement rather than large abrupt breaks

shakiness

vswiggliness

1 4.1

An unsteady trembling of the body or voice when you cannot keep them still

is specific quick side to side movement, not general unsteadiness or tremor

twitchiness

vswiggliness

1 6.0

A nervous, restless state when a person makes small sudden movements

is the quick small side to side motion without emotional cause

wobbliness

vswiggliness

6.0

A state of being unsteady and shaky so things or sounds seem to move

is faster smaller back and forth motion rather than broad swaying

Antonyms

stability

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

stillness

38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

How Wiggly

wriggling

3.4

wiggliness

6.5

squirm

4 4.1

stillness

38 3.5

Surface Forms

wiggliness singular

wigglinesses plural

Morphology

wiggliness = wiggly (transparent) = wiggle + y + ness

Formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'wiggly' (itself from 'wiggle' + '-y'); the noun's meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Wiggliness comes from the everyday verb wiggle, which means 'to move with quick, small, side-to-side or back-and-forth motions' and is like the similar word wriggle that gives the same idea. So, wiggliness is the quality of being 'wiggly', those small, playful, jerky movements.