nnoun.cognitionunskillfulness resulting from a lack of trainingSynset:clumsiness ineptitude ineptness maladroitness slowness
Derivationally Related Form:awkwardmaladroitclumsyineptslow
Hypernyms:unskillfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:awkwardnessunskillfulnessinabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:rustiness
nnoun.attributethe quality of an embarrassing situationSynset:nuisance value
Examples:- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
Derivationally Related Form:awkward
Hypernyms:disadvantage
Inherited Hypernyms:awkwardnessdisadvantageliabilitybadqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegantSynset:clumsiness
Antonyms:gracefulness
Derivationally Related Form:clumsy
Hypernyms:bearing carriage posture
Inherited Hypernyms:awkwardnesscarriagebodily propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:gawkinessgracelessnessstiffnessungainlinessungracefulness
Full Hyponyms:gawkinessgracelessnessstiffness
nnoun.attributethe inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)Synset:clumsiness gracelessness stiffness
Derivationally Related Form:awkwardclumsygracelessstiff
Hypernyms:inelegance
Inherited Hypernyms:awkwardnessinelegancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:gaucherierusticitywoodenness
Full Hyponyms:rusticitywoodenness
nnoun.attributetrouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shapeSynset:cumbersomeness unwieldiness
Examples:- the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
Derivationally Related Form:awkwardunwieldycumbersome
Hypernyms:inconvenience troublesomeness worriment
Inherited Hypernyms:awkwardnesstroublesomenessdifficultyqualityattributeabstractionentity