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awkwardness - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
awkwardness
Definition
(noun) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Synonyms
:
clumsiness
,
ineptitude
,
ineptness
,
maladroitness
,
slowness
Definition
(noun) the quality of an embarrassing situation
Synonyms
:
nuisance value
Example Sentence
he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
Definition
(noun) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
Synonyms
:
clumsiness
Definition
(noun) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Synonyms
:
clumsiness
,
gracelessness
,
stiffness
Definition
(noun) trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
Synonyms
:
cumbersomeness
,
unwieldiness
Example Sentence
the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
Word used in video below:
text: awkwardness it may stem from the fact
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