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- [awk-werd eyj]
- /ˈɔk wərd eɪdʒ/
- /ˈɔːkwəd eɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
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