'awkwardness' definitions:
Definition of 'awkwardness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness]
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: awkwardness, nuisance value]
noun
The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness] [ant: gracefulness]
noun
The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness]
noun
Trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" [syn: awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness]