awkwardness

== English == === Alternative forms === aukwardness (obsolete) === Etymology === From awkward + -ness. === Pronunciation === === Noun === awkwardness (usually uncountable, plural awkwardnesses) The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness. The quality of an embarrassing situation. ==== Synonyms ==== clunkiness clumsiness discomfiture ineptness, ineptitude inelegance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== awkwardly ==== Translations ====