English noun: gracelessness | |||
1. | gracelessness (attribute) an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression | ||
Synonyms | ungracefulness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | awkwardness, clumsiness | ||
2. | gracelessness (attribute) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | ||
Synonyms | awkwardness, clumsiness, stiffness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inelegance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gaucherie, rusticity, woodenness | ||