awkwardness English

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What does awkwardness mean?

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awkwardness Noun

— Awkwardness is the state of being awkward. The patient suffer awkwardness when walking.

awkwardness

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

— noun (= unwieldiness) trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano

— noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

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

— noun the quality of an embarrassing situation he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal

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awkwardness English » English

clumsiness

gracelessness

unwieldiness

ineptness

ineptitude

unskillfulness

maladroitness

stiffness

nuisance value

inelegance

unskilfulness

unhandiness

ungainliness

snippiness

slowness

sloughiness

rudeness

muff

loutishness

jerkiness

inaptitudeness

inaptitude

helplessness

gaucherie

embarrassment

discomfort

cumbersomeness

woodenness

want of skill

unpleasantness

torture

stiltedness

sluggishness

simplicity

shyness

rigidity

nervousness

modesty

lack of skill

indexterity

inconcinnity

incompetence

incapacity

inappropriateness

heaviness

gawkiness

disconcertion

discomposure

difficulty

demureness