awkwardness vs carriage

carriage vs awkwardness

awkwardness and carriage both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of awkwardness include bearing, posture.

awkwardness (noun)	carriage (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant	a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
the quality of an embarrassing situation	a railcar where passengers ride
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape	a machine part that carries something else
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)	a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training	characteristic way of bearing one's body

Difference between awkwardness and carriage

Words related to "carriage"

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