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English noun: clumsiness | |||
| 1. | clumsiness (cognition) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training | ||
| Synonyms | awkwardness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unskillfulness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rustiness | ||
| 2. | clumsiness (attribute) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant | ||
| Synonyms | awkwardness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bearing, carriage, posture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gawkiness, gracelessness, stiffness, ungainliness, ungracefulness | ||
| Antonyms | gracefulness | ||
| 3. | clumsiness (attribute) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | ||
| Synonyms | awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inelegance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gaucherie, rusticity, woodenness | ||
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