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rusticity vs awkwardness

awkwardness vs rusticity

rusticity and awkwardness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rusticity Yes No No No
awkwardness Yes No No No
As nouns, awkwardness is a hypernym of rusticity; that is, awkwardness is a word with a broader meaning than rusticity:
  • rusticity: the quality of being rustic or gauche
  • awkwardness: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Other hypernyms of rusticity include clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness.
rusticity (noun) awkwardness (noun)
the quality of being rustic or gauche the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
the quality of an embarrassing situation
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
Difference between rusticity and awkwardness

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