awkwardness
повільність
неспособность, негодность, никудышность
Peinlichkeit, Unbeholfenheit, Ungeschicklichkeit, Umständlichkeit
The state or quality of being awkwardThe state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
US/ˈɔkwɚdnəs/
» I sensed the awkwardness in the room.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
Unbeholfenheit, Umständlichkeit, Ungeschicklichkeit
(uncountable, usually)The quality of an embarrassing situation.
Peinlichkeit
the quality of an embarrassing situation
Examples
5 sentencesI sensed the awkwardness in the room.
The feeling of awkwardness did not leave me.
ruМеня не покидало чувство неловкости.
Her awkwardness was uncanny.
Matthew suffered from social awkwardness.
Ziri's awkwardness made Rima laugh.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
the state or quality of being awkward:
the quality of an embarrassing situation:
Forms
plural: awkwardnesses| Singular | awkwardness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
13 synonymsClose in meaning
- trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape:cumbersomenessunwieldiness
- the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment):clumsinessgracelessnessstiffness
- the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant:clumsiness
- the quality of an embarrassing situation:nuisance value
- unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training:clumsinessineptnessineptitudemaladroitnessslowness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedawkwardnessful
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable