Meaning of AWKWARDNESS

Pronunciation:			'âkwurdnus
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" [n]  the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [n]  the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [n]  the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" [n]  unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
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	Synonyms:		clumsiness, clumsiness, cumbersomeness, gracelessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, nuisance value, slowness, stiffness, unwieldiness
	Antonyms:		gracefulness
	See Also:		bearing, carriage, disadvantage, gaucherie, gawkiness, inconvenience, inelegance, posture, rusticity, troublesomeness, ungainliness, ungracefulness, unskillfulness, worriment