woodenness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *woodenness*:
NOUN	attribute	woodenness	the quality of being wooden and awkward

English > *woodenness*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being wooden and awkward.
Examples	"he criticized the woodenness of the acting" "there was a certain woodenness in his replies"
Broader	awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness	The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment / embarrassment)
Adjectives	wooden	lacking ease / ease or grace

HyperDic: woodenness