Awkwardness - Definition

n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn:
awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude,
maladroitness, slowness]
2: the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the
awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: awkwardness, nuisance
value]
3: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are
ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness]
[ant: gracefulness]
4: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by
embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness,
gracelessness, stiffness]
5: trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the
movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" [syn:
awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness]