Definitions for: Clumsiness


[n] the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
[n] the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
[n] unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training



Webster (1913) Definition: Clum"si*ness, n.
The quality of being clumsy.

The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to
clumsiness and ignorance. --Collier.

Synonyms: awkwardness, awkwardness, gracelessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness, stiffness

Antonyms: gracefulness

See Also: bearing, carriage, gaucherie, gawkiness, inelegance, posture, rusticity, ungainliness, ungracefulness, unskillfulness

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