clumsiness

clum·sy  (klmz)

adj. clum·si·er, clum·si·est

1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.

2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence.

3. Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse.

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[From obsolete clumse, to be numb with cold, from Middle English clomsen, of Scandinavian origin.]

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clumsi·ly adv.

clumsi·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clumsiness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training awkwardness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness unskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skill rustiness - ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice; "his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up"
	2.	clumsiness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant awkwardness posture, carriage, bearing - characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" gracelessness, ungracefulness - an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression gawkiness, ungainliness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant stiffness - the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
	3.	clumsiness - the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) gracelessness, stiffness, awkwardness inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste woodenness - the quality of being wooden and awkward; "he criticized the woodenness of the acting"; "there was a certain woodenness in his replies" gaucherie, rusticity - the quality of being rustic or gauche

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clumsiness

noun

1. awkwardness, ineptitude, heaviness, ineptness, inelegance, ponderousness, gracelessness, gawkiness, ungainliness I was embarrassed by my clumsiness on the dance-floor.
awkwardness skill, grace, expertise, finesse, agility, proficiency, dexterity, deftness, nimbleness, adroitness, adeptness, gracefulness, handiness, dexterousness or dextrousness

2. insensitivity, heavy-handedness, tactlessness, gaucheness, lack of tact, uncouthness He cursed himself for his clumsiness and insensitivity.

Translations

clumsiness [ˈklʌmzɪnɪs] N (= awkwardness) → torpeza f; (= tactlessness) → falta f de tacto

clumsiness [ˈklʌmzinɪs] n

(physical) → maladresse f

(social, emotional) → manque m de tact

clumsiness

n

→ Ungeschicklichkeit f; (= ungainliness) → Schwerfälligkeit f

(of tool, shape) → Unförmigkeit f; (of prose, translation etc) → Schwerfälligkeit f, → Unbeholfenheit f

(= awkwardness: of apology, excuse etc) → Plumpheit f

clumsiness [ˈklʌmzɪnɪs] n (of person, action, apology) → goffaggine f; (of remark) → mancanza di tatto; (of painting, forgery) → cattiva esecuzione f; (of tool) → scarsa praticità