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awkwardness
noun
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 11
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- WKWARDNES
- Scrabble score
- 22
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
“the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano”
noun
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
noun
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
noun
the quality of an embarrassing situation
“he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal”
noun
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
In context
Example Sentences
the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
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