Definition of Gawkiness

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

Exact synonyms: Ungainliness
Generic synonyms: Awkwardness, Clumsiness
Derivative terms: Gawky, Ungainly

Definition of Gawkiness

1. Noun. The quality of being gawky ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gawkiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gawkiness

gawby
gawcier
gawciest
gawcy
gawd
gawds
gawk
gawked
gawker
gawkers
gawkers' block
gawkier
gawkies
gawkiest
gawkily
gawkiness (current term)
gawkinesses
gawking
gawkish
gawkishly
gawkishness
gawkishnesses
gawks
gawky
gawm
gawmless
gawn
gawns
gawntree
gawntrees

Literary usage of Gawkiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"See EMBARRASSING, DIFFICULT. axial, a. pivotal. awkwardness, n. maladresse (French), gaucherie (French), rusticity, gawkiness (colloq. ..."

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