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awkward age

awk·ward age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awk-werd eyj]
    • /ˈɔk wərd eɪdʒ/
    • /ˈɔːkwəd eɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awk-werd eyj]
    • /ˈɔk wərd eɪdʒ/

Definition of awkward age words

  • noun awkward age early adolescence. 1

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Origin of awkward age

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Awkward age

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

awkward age popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

awkward age usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for awkward age

noun awkward age

  • minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
  • prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
  • boyhood — Boyhood is the period of a male person's life during which he is a boy.
  • juvenescence — being or becoming youthful; young.
  • puberty — the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.

Antonyms for awkward age

noun awkward age

  • knowledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
  • maturity — the state of being mature; ripeness: The fruit will reach maturity in a few days.
  • adulthood — Adulthood is the state of being an adult.

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