Definitions for awkwardness
awk·ward·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slownessnoun

   unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

2. awkwardness, nuisance valuenoun

   the quality of an embarrassing situation

   "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"

3. awkwardness, clumsinessnoun

   the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

4. awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffnessnoun

   the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

5. awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldinessnoun

   trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

   "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awkwardnessnoun

   The state or quality of being awkward

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awkwardnessnoun

   Inelegance; want of gentility; oddness; unsuitableness.

   Etymology: from awkward.

   One may observe awkwardness in the Italians, which easily discovers their airs not to be natural. Joseph Addison, Rem. on Italy.

   All his airs of behaviour have a certain awkwardness in them; but these awkward airs are worn away by degrees in company. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

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1. awkwardness

   Embarrassment or awkwardness is an emotional state that is associated with mild to severe levels of discomfort, and which is usually experienced when someone commits (or thinks of) a socially unacceptable or frowned-upon act that is witnessed by or revealed to others. Frequently grouped with shame and guilt, embarrassment is considered a "self-conscious emotion", and it can have a profoundly negative impact on a person’s thoughts or behavior.Usually, some perception of loss of honor or dignity (or other high-value ideals) is involved, but the embarrassment level and the type depends on the situation.

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1. awkwardness

   Awkwardness is a feeling or quality of discomfort, embarrassment, or unease which may result from a situation, a person's actions, or social interactions. It is often associated with lack of experience, skill, or social grace, leading to a sense of being out of place or not fitting in.

Matched Categories

1. • Carriage
   • Inelegance
   • Troublesomeness

How to pronounce awkwardness?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of awkwardness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of awkwardness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of awkwardness in a Sentence

1. Amanda Rodriguez:

   I began to feel uncomfortable being naked in front of them because of the questions and the poking and prodding and search for Mommy's 'inside penis' -- that's what they thought a vagina was, i don't think it makes them terrible people or scars them for life if they stumble into the bathroom while I'm going, but it's easily avoidable awkwardness none of us really needs to experience on a daily basis.

2. Helen Keller:

   Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.

3. Shahar Hameiri:

   There's not going to be any full-throated embrace of Russia( at The BRICS summit), there's no doubt about it, and I'm sure there's gon na be plenty of awkwardness there... but behind the awkwardness( de-dollarization) is one area where these governments do have a shared interest, any kind of meaningful steps away from( a US dollar-denominated system) are potentially significant.

4. Emily McDowell:

   We just don't know what to say as a culture. It's not something we are taught, people You are terrified of saying the wrong thing or making it worse or feeling awkward, and awkwardness is scary for People You. I wanted to make a book that was attractive to people who would be scared off by a self-help book.

5. Phyllis Fagell:

   The good news is that you still wield a ton of influence at this age, you can help our child acquire key skills and cope with the inevitable awkwardness, self-consciousness and insecurity that every middle schooler is going to experience.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=awkwardness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Awkwardness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=awkwardness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awkwardness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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