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