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awkwardness vs clumsiness

clumsiness vs awkwardness

awkwardness and clumsiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
awkwardness Yes No No No
clumsiness Yes No No No
As nouns, awkwardness and clumsiness are synonyms defined as:
  • awkwardness and clumsiness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
As nouns, awkwardness and clumsiness are synonyms defined as:
  • awkwardness and clumsiness: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Other synonyms of awkwardness include gracelessness, stiffness.
As nouns, awkwardness and clumsiness are synonyms defined as:
  • awkwardness and clumsiness: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Other synonyms of awkwardness include ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness.
awkwardness (noun) clumsiness (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
the quality of an embarrassing situation the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between awkwardness and clumsiness

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