different between wooden vs awkward
wooden
English
Alternative forms
- wodden (obsolete)
Etymology
From wood +? -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?d?n/
- Rhymes: -?d?n
Adjective
wooden (comparative more wooden, superlative most wooden)
- Made of wood.
- (figuratively) As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.
Derived terms
- woodenness
Translations
Anagrams
- Ewondo
wooden From the web:
- what wooden items sell well
- what wooden nickels mean
- what wooden beads symbolize
- what wooden flooring is best
- what wooden floor for underfloor heating
- what wooden floor goes with grey walls
- what wood items sell best
- best selling wooden items
awkward
English
Etymology
From awk (“odd, clumsy”) +? -ward.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???kw?d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??kw?d/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /??kw?d/
- Hyphenation: awk?ward
Adverb
awkward (comparative more awkward, superlative most awkward)
- (obsolete) In a backwards direction.
- :
- Than groned the knyght for his grymme woundis, and gyrdis to Sir Gawayne and awkewarde hym strykes, and […] kut thorow a vayne […].
- :
Adjective
awkward (comparative awkwarder or more awkward, superlative awkwardest or most awkward)
- Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
- Synonyms: clumsy, lubberly, ungraceful, unhandy
- Antonyms: dexterous, gainly, graceful, handy, skillful
- Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
- Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
- Synonym: maladroit
- Antonyms: amiable, cool
- Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
awkward (plural awkwards)
- Someone or something that is awkward.
awkward From the web:
- what awkward means
- what awkward postures must be avoided
- what awkward questions to ask a guy
- what awkward questions to ask a girl
- what awkward character are you
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