Definitions for: Awkwardness


[n] trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
[n] the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
[n] the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
[n] the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
[n] unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training



Synonyms: clumsiness, clumsiness, cumbersomeness, gracelessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, nuisance value, slowness, stiffness, unwieldiness

Antonyms: gracefulness

See Also: bearing, carriage, disadvantage, gaucherie, gawkiness, inconvenience, inelegance, posture, rusticity, troublesomeness, ungainliness, ungracefulness, unskillfulness, worriment

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