Awkwardness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being awkward.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state or quality of being awkward
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  • noun. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  • noun. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
  • noun. the quality of an embarrassing situation
  • noun. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
  • noun. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
  • Word Usage
    "However, awkwardness is not a condition that is limited to gawky teens who haven't grown into their feet yet."
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