- trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
- the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
Synonym: cumbersomenessunwieldiness
- the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Synonym: clumsinessgracelessnessstiffness
- the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
Synonym: clumsiness
- the quality of an embarrassing situation
- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
Synonym: nuisance value
- unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Synonym: clumsinessineptnessineptitudemaladroitnessslowness