HyperDic: clumsiness

English > 3 senses of the word clumsiness:
NOUNcognitionclumsiness, awkwardness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slownessunskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
attributeclumsiness, awkwardnessthe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
attributeclumsiness, awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffnessthe inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment / embarrassment)
clumsiness > pronunciation
Soundsklah'mziynahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > clumsiness: 3 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaningunskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.
Synonymsawkwardness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness
Narrowerrustinessineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
BroaderunskillfulnessA lack of cognitive skill
Spanishdesmaña, ineptitud, torpeza
Catalanineptitud
Adjectivesclumsyshowing lack of skill or aptitude
English > clumsiness: 3 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningThe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant.
Synonymawkwardness
Narrowergawkiness, ungainlinessThe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
gracelessness, ungracefulnessAn unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression
stiffnessThe property of moving with pain or difficulty
Broadercarriage, bearing, posturecharacteristic way of bearing one's body
Oppositegracefulnessbeautiful carriage
Adjectivesclumsylacking grace in movement or posture
English > clumsiness: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment / embarrassment).
Synonymsawkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness
Narrowerrusticity, gaucherieThe quality of being rustic / rustic or gauche
woodennessThe quality of being wooden and awkward
BroaderineleganceThe quality of lacking refinement and good taste
Spanishchambonada, desgarbo, desmaña, torpeza
Adjectivesclumsynot elegant or graceful in expression

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