awkwardness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  2. noun the quality of an embarrassing situation
  3. noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

Etymology

From awkward + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness

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