English noun: gaucherie | |||
1. | gaucherie (attribute) the quality of being rustic or gauche | ||
Synonyms | rusticity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness | ||
Antonyms | urbanity | ||
2. | gaucherie (act) a socially awkward or tactless act | ||
Synonyms | faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall | ||