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Awkwardness (Noun)

Meaning 1

The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment).

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Stiffness
  • Gracelessness
  • Clumsiness

Hyponyms

  • Gaucherie

Related Words

  • Awkward (adjective)

Meaning 2

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

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Cumbersomeness
  • Unwieldiness

Hypernyms

  • Inconvenience
  • Worriment

Related Words

  • Awkward (adjective)

Meaning 3

Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Slowness
  • Ineptitude
  • Maladroitness
  • Clumsiness
  • Ineptness

Related Words

  • Awkward (adjective)

Meaning 4

The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Clumsiness

Antonyms

  • Gracefulness

Hypernyms

  • Posture
  • Bearing

Hyponyms

  • Ungainliness
  • Ungracefulness

Meaning 5

The quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Nuisance Value

Related Words

  • Awkward (adjective)
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