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awkwardness (n.)
[awkwardness 词源字典]
1704, "lack of grace," from
awkward
+
-ness
. Meaning "physical clumsiness" is attested from c. 1770; that of "social embarrassment" is from 1788.
[awkwardness etymology, awkwardness origin, 英语词源]
[awkwardness 词源字典]