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gaucheness

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gauche  (gsh)
adj.
Lacking social polish; tactless.

[French, awkward, lefthanded, from Old French, from gauchir, to turn aside, walk clumsily, of Germanic origin.]

gauchely adv.
gaucheness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gaucheness - an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
impoliteness - a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
Translations
gaucheness [gəʊʃnɪs] Ncohibición f, falta f de soltura
gaucheness
n (socially) → Unbeholfenheit f, → Tölpelhaftigkeit f; (of remark)Ungeschicktheit f
gaucheness [ˈgəʊʃnɪs] ngoffaggine f
gaucheness [ˈgəʊʃnɪs] ngoffaggine f


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Her ethnic manner and gaucheness did not keep pace with the rapid assimilation and adaptation of her Americanized son.
 
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