awkwardness vs rustiness

awkwardness and rustiness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, rustiness is a hyponym of awkwardness; that is, rustiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than awkwardness:

awkwardness: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
rustiness: ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice

Other hyponyms of awkwardness include ham-fistedness, ham-handedness, heavy-handedness.

awkwardness (noun)	rustiness (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant	ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
the quality of an embarrassing situation	the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

awkwardness vs rustiness

awkwardness and rustiness both are nouns.

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