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Words related to awkwardness

Related / Similar Words: cumbersomeness, unwieldiness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness, nuisance value, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness

Definition:

trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano";

the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment);

the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant;

the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal";

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training;

Hyponyms: rusticity, gaucherie, gracelessness, ungracefulness, gawkiness, ungainliness, stiffness

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