Gawkiness (Noun)
Meaning
The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- Her gawkiness was made all the more noticeable by the elegant surroundings of the ballroom.
- He struggled to overcome his natural gawkiness, but years of awkwardness had become ingrained in his movements.
- The dancer's years of training had helped to eliminate most of her gawkiness, but she still had moments of clumsiness.
- Despite her best efforts, her gawkiness made her stand out in a crowd, and not in a good way.
- His gawkiness was so pronounced that it was almost as if he was intentionally trying to be awkward and ungainly.