awkwardness meaning and definition

AWKWARDNESS noun

Definition of awkwardness (noun)

1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
   • synonyms: clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness
2. the quality of an embarrassing situation
   • "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
   • synonyms: nuisance value
3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
   • synonyms: clumsiness
   • antonym: gracefulness
4. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
   • synonyms: clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
5. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
   • "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
   • synonyms: cumbersomeness, unwieldiness