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Noun
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(n)
awkwardness (awkwardness%1:09:01::)
,
clumsiness (clumsiness%1:09:01::)
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ineptness (ineptness%1:09:00::)
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ineptitude (ineptitude%1:09:00::)
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maladroitness (maladroitness%1:09:00::)
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slowness (slowness%1:09:02::)
(unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training)
S:
(n)
awkwardness (awkwardness%1:07:01::)
,
nuisance value (nuisance_value%1:07:00::)
(the quality of an embarrassing situation)
"he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
S:
(n)
awkwardness (awkwardness%1:07:00::)
,
clumsiness (clumsiness%1:07:01::)
(the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant)
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(n)
awkwardness (awkwardness%1:07:03::)
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clumsiness (clumsiness%1:07:02::)
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gracelessness (gracelessness%1:07:01::)
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stiffness (stiffness%1:07:02::)
(the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment))
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(n)
awkwardness (awkwardness%1:07:02::)
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cumbersomeness (cumbersomeness%1:07:00::)
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unwieldiness (unwieldiness%1:07:00::)
(trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape)
"the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"