awkwardness, n.
(awkwardnesses)
(awkwardnesses)
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
<noun.attribute>
awkwardness cumbersomeness unwieldiness
sample sentences
"the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
<noun.attribute>
awkwardness clumsiness gracelessness stiffness
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
<noun.attribute>
awkwardness clumsiness
lexical pointers
antonym
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the quality of an embarrassing situation
<noun.attribute>
awkwardness nuisance value
sample sentences
"he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
awkwardness clumsiness ineptitude ineptness maladroitness slowness
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form