Awkwardness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Awkwardness is a noun meaning The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
Meaning
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
More Meanings
- The quality of an embarrassing situation.
Example Sentences
[…] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin.
Word Forms
- awkwardnesses
Synonyms for awkwardness
Depending on context, synonyms include clunkiness, clumsiness, discomfiture, ineptness, ineptitude, inelegance.
Antonyms for awkwardness
Common opposites include gracefulness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clumsiness, maladroitness, unwieldiness, inconvenience, slowness, cumbersomeness.
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