Aukwardness

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of awkwardness. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural aukwardness."

Synonyms

All synonyms
clumsinessineptitudeineptnessbotherclumsinessclunkiness

Example

More examples

"I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural aukwardness."

Etymology

From aukward + -ness.

More for "aukwardness"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.