-nə̇s noun
( -es )
1. : the quality or state of being awkward:
a. : lack of dexterity or skill : clumsiness
a puppy's awkwardness
b. : lack of ease or grace : inelegance
the awkwardness of his prose style
c. : lack of composure : embarrassment
the silence conveyed to neither any sense of awkwardness — Thomas Hardy
2. : something that is awkward
conscious of these minor awkwardnesses and disfigurements — Geoffrey Gorer