Associations to the word «Awkwardness»

Wiktionary

AWKWARDNESS, noun. The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
AWKWARDNESS, noun. The quality of an embarrassing situation.

Dictionary definition

AWKWARDNESS, noun. Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.
AWKWARDNESS, noun. The quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal".
AWKWARDNESS, noun. The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant.
AWKWARDNESS, noun. The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment).
AWKWARDNESS, noun. Trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano".

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes