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Meaning of awkwardness

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  awkwardness
      n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn:
           {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude},
           {maladroitness}, {slowness}]
      2: the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the
         awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: {awkwardness}, {nuisance
         value}]
      3: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are
         ungainly or inelegant [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}]
         [ant: {gracefulness}]
      4: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by
         embarrassment) [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness},
         {gracelessness}, {stiffness}]
      5: trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the
         movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" [syn:
         {awkwardness}, {cumbersomeness}, {unwieldiness}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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