| NOUN | attribute | gaucherie, rusticity | the quality of being rustic / rustic or gauche |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | gaucherie, faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip | a socially awkward or tactless act |
| Meaning | The quality of being rustic / rustic or gauche. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | rusticity | |
| Broader | awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness | The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment / embarrassment) |
| Opposite | urbanity | The quality or character of life in a city or town |
| Spanish | rusticidad | |
| Catalan | rusticitat | |
| Meaning | A socially awkward or tactless act. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip | |
| Broader | blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo | An embarrassing mistake |
| Spanish | metedura de pata, metida de pata, pifia, solecismo | |
| Catalan | disbarat, ensopegada, relliscada, solecisme, solecismo | |
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