Awkwardness Definition & Meaning

awkwardness
noun
  1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  2. the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
  3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
  4. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
  5. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"

Synonyms for awkwardness

clumsiness noun

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or

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cumbersomeness noun

trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"

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gracelessness noun

an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed

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inconvenience noun

an inconvenient discomfort a difficulty that causes anxiety the quality of not being useful or convenient to cause

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ineptitude noun

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

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ineptness noun

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

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slowness noun

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry lack of normal

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stiffness noun

the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend the property of moving with pain or difficulty

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unwieldiness noun

the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity

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"Awkwardness" in song lyrics

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  • "Put it in like doctors with awkwardness"
    Blackalicious — Clockwork
  • "I'm off keel, please pardon my awkwardness"
    Mr. Lif — The Unorthodox

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Frequently asked questions

What does awkwardness mean?
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
What part of speech is awkwardness?
Awkwardness is a noun.
How many definitions does awkwardness have?
Awkwardness has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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