AWKWARDNESS
\ˈɔːkwədnəs], \ˈɔːkwədnəs], \ˈɔː_k_w_ə_d_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of AWKWARDNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
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the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
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the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
By Princeton University
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trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
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the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
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the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Thomas Sheridan
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Nearby Words
- awk
- awkly
- awkward
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- awl
- awl-shaped
- awless
- awlessness
- awlwort