awkwardness
Noun
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Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training (synset 105656304)
is a type of: unskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skillsubtypes: rustiness - ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
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The quality of an embarrassing situation (synset 105170334)
"he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"is a type of: disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable positionsame as: nuisance value
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The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant (synset 105011459)
subtypes:
- gracelessness, ungracefulness - an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression
- gawkiness, ungainliness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
- stiffness - the property of moving with pain or difficulty
same as: clumsiness -
The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) (synset 104822855)
is a type of: inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good tastesubtypes:
- woodenness - the quality of being wooden and awkward
- gaucherie, rusticity - the quality of being rustic or gauche
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Trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape (synset 104718941)
"the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"same as: cumbersomeness, unwieldiness
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