Awkwardness definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary AWK'WARDNESS, n. Clumsiness; ungracefulness ... n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness] 2: the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: awkwardness, nuisance value] 3: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness] [ant: gracefulness] 4: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness] 5: trouble in carrying or managing ...
... The quality of being short and thick, and moving heavily; awkwardness; unhandiness; ungainliness; want of readiness, nimbleness or dexterity. WordNet (r ... n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness] 2: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness] [ant: gracefulness] 3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness] Merriam Webster's noun see clumsy Webster ...
... condition of being inconvenient; want of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of the arrangement. They plead against the ... is liable to a great many inconveniences. --Tillotson. Syn: Incommodiousness; awkwardness; disadvantage; disquiet; uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Inconvenience ... Synonyms n. 1. Annoyance, vexation, molestation, disturbance, trouble, disadvantage. 2. Awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness, incommodiousness. 3. Unfitness, unsuitableness, unseasonableness. Moby Thesaurus abuse a privilege, ado, aggravate, aggravation, ail, annoy, annoyance, anxiety, awkwardness, be the matter, beset, besetment, bother, bothersomeness, bulkiness, burden, burdening ...
... care < an awkward load > < an awkward diplomatic situation > • awkwardly adverb • awkwardness noun Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not marked ... Phrases and idioms: the awkward age adolescence. Derivatives: awkwardly adv. awkwardness n. Etymology: obs. awk backhanded, untoward (ME f. ON afugr ... of his limbs. Clumsiness is seen at the first view. Awkwardness is discovered only when a person begins to move. Hence ...
... handiness definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LEFT-HAND'INESS, n. Awkwardness. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Left-handedness Left"-hand`ed*ness ... s), n. The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness. An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions, and a certain ...
... 5. Math. 8. 10. Dextrous; adroit; not bungling; free from awkwardness; as a clean feat; a clean boxer. 11. Free from ... without defects; as, clean land; clean timber. 3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap ...
... dexterity or readiness in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness. 2. Want of skill or readiness in any art or ... or readiness, especially in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness. --Harvey.
... 1: the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: awkwardness, nuisance value] Moby Thesaurus arrest, arrestation, arrestment, blockage, blocking, check ...
... suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness < churlish remarks >. loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity < a loutish oaf >. clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd ...
... from pain, anxiety, or trouble. b freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness. c freedom or relief from constraint or formality. --v. 1 ... in this way. at one's ease free from embarrassment, awkwardness, or undue formality. ease away (or down or off) Naut ...
... n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness] 2: the quality of having ...
... muscles; as, muscular fiber. Great muscular strength, accompanied by much awkwardness. --Macaulay. 2. Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or ...