AWKWARDNESS

awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness

(noun) trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; “the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano”

awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness

(noun) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

awkwardness, clumsiness

(noun) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

awkwardness, nuisance value

(noun) the quality of an embarrassing situation; “he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal”

awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness

(noun) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

awkwardness (usually uncountable, plural awkwardnesses)

The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.

The quality of an embarrassing situation.

Synonyms

• clunkiness

• clumsiness

• discomfiture

• ineptness, ineptitude

• inelegance

Source: Wiktionary



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