awkwardness

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noun

1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
• Syn:
clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness
• Derivationally related forms:
slow (for: slowness), maladroit (for: maladroitness), inept (for: ineptness), clumsy (for: clumsiness), awkward
• Hypernyms:
unskillfulness
• Hyponyms:
rustiness
2. the quality of an embarrassing situation
- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
• Syn:
nuisance value
• Derivationally related forms:
awkward
• Hypernyms:
disadvantage
3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
• Syn:
clumsiness
• Ant:
gracefulness
• Derivationally related forms:
clumsy (for: clumsiness)
• Hypernyms:
carriage, bearing, posture
• Hyponyms:
gracelessness, ungracefulness, gawkiness, ungainliness, stiffness
4. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
• Syn:
clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
• Derivationally related forms:
stiff (for: stiffness), graceless (for: gracelessness), clumsy (for: clumsiness), awkward
• Hypernyms:
inelegance
• Hyponyms:
woodenness, rusticity, gaucherie
5. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
- the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
• Syn:
cumbersomeness, unwieldiness
• Derivationally related forms:
unwieldy (for: unwieldiness), cumbersome (for: cumbersomeness), awkward
• Hypernyms:
troublesomeness, inconvenience, worriment

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cumbersomeness, unwieldiness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness, nuisance value, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness