awkwardness

English

Alternative forms

• aukwardness (obsolete)

Etymology

awkward +‎ -ness

Noun

awkwardness (plural awkwardnesses)

1. The state or quality of being awkward

Synonyms

• clunkiness
• clumsiness
• ineptness, ineptitude
• inelegance

Related terms

• awkwardly

Translations

the state or quality of being awkward

• Bulgarian: несръчност, непохватност
• Dutch: onbeholpenheid (nl) f, onhandigheid (nl) f
• Esperanto: malgracieco (eo)

• French: maladresse (fr) f
• Irish: liopastacht (ga) f
• Spanish: torpeza (es)