GAWKINESS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

Synonyms:

gawkiness; ungainliness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gawkiness" is a kind of...):

awkwardness; clumsiness (the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant)

Derivation:

gawky (lacking grace in movement or posture)

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