un-awkward

un-awk·ward

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh n awk-werd]
- /ən ˈɔk wərd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh n awk-werd]
- /ən ˈɔk wərd/

Definitions of un-awkward word

adjective un-awkward lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy. 1
adjective un-awkward lacking grace or ease in movement: an awkward gesture; an awkward dancer. Synonyms: uncoordinated, graceless, ungainly; gawky; maladroit; clumsy. Antonyms: graceful. 1
adjective un-awkward lacking social graces or manners: a simple, awkward frontiersman. Synonyms: gauche, unpolished, unrefined; blundering, oafish; ill-mannered, unmannerly, ill-bred. Antonyms: gracious; polite, well-mannered, well-bred; smooth, polished, refined. 1
adjective un-awkward not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: an awkward instrument; an awkward method. Synonyms: unwieldy, cumbersome, unmanageable; inconvenient, difficult, troublesome. 1
adjective un-awkward requiring caution; somewhat hazardous: an awkward turn in the road. Synonyms: dangerous, risky, unsafe, chancy; perilous, precarious, treacherous. 1
adjective un-awkward hard to deal with; difficult; requiring skill, tact, or the like: an awkward situation; an awkward customer. 1

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Origin of un-awkward

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English, equivalent to awk(e), auk(e) ‘backhanded’, Old English *afoc (< Old Norse ǫfugr ‘turned the wrong way’; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German abuh, Old English afu(h)lic ‘wrong’, off) + -ward -ward

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Parts of speech for Un-awkward

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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un-awkward popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".