awkwardness

English

Alternative forms

aukwardness (obsolete)

Etymology

awkward +‎ -ness

Noun

awkwardness (usually uncountable, plural awkwardnesses)

The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
The quality of an embarrassing situation.

Synonyms

Related terms

awkwardly

Translations

the state or quality of being awkward

Bulgarian: несръчност (bg) (nesrǎčnost), непохватност (bg) (nepohvatnost)
Dutch: onbeholpenheid f, onhandigheid f
Esperanto: malgracieco
French: maladresse (fr) f

German: Unbeholfenheit (de) f, Umständlichkeit f, Ungeschicklichkeit f, Plumpheit f
Irish: liopastacht f, amlógacht f, amlóireacht f, ainnise (ga) f
Portuguese: embaraçoso (pt) m
Spanish: torpeza (es)

the quality of an embarrassing situation

German: Peinlichkeit (de) f

Portuguese: embaraçante

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