 awkwardness |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | |
| Synonyms: | gracelessness stiffness clumsiness | |
| Related terms: | inelegance rusticity | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant | |
| Synonyms: | clumsiness | |
| Related terms: | gracefulness carriage stiffness gawkiness gracelessness | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the quality of an embarrassing situation | |
| Synonyms: | inconvenience nuisance_value | |
| Examples: | "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" |
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| Related terms: | disadvantage | |
| 4. | [ noun ] unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training | |
| Synonyms: | slowness ineptness maladroitness ineptitude clumsiness | |
| Related terms: | unskillfulness | |
| 5. | [ noun ] trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape | |
| Synonyms: | unwieldiness cumbersomeness | |
| Examples: | : "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" |
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| Related terms: | troublesomeness | |
| Similar spelling: |
awkwardly |
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