gawkiness n the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant Usage(s) Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) has a sweet gawkiness about him--until he gets behind a wheel. Then she sangand at the first note, her voice erased all the gawkiness. Then she sangand at the first note, her voice erased all the gawkiness of her presence onstage. Synonym(s) ungainliness