Definitions:

1. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed noun
   • My awkwardness shows on first dates.
2. the quality of an embarrassing situation noun
   • I sensed the awkwardness of my comments.

Synonyms:

• clumsiness
• cumbersomeness
• ineptitude
• ineptness
• maladroitness
• nuisance value
• stiffness
• unwieldiness