awkwardness vs bearing

bearing vs awkwardness

awkwardness and bearing both are nouns.

awkwardness is not an adjective while bearing is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
awkwardness	Yes	No	No	No
bearing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, bearing is a hypernym of awkwardness; that is, bearing is a word with a broader meaning than awkwardness:

awkwardness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
bearing: characteristic way of bearing one's body

Other hypernyms of awkwardness include carriage, posture.

awkwardness (noun)	bearing (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant	a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
the quality of an embarrassing situation	heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape	dignified manner or conduct
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)	characteristic way of bearing one's body
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training	the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
	relevant relation or interconnection

awkwardness (adjective)	bearing (adjective)
	(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

Difference between awkwardness and bearing

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