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English noun: clumsiness

1. clumsiness (cognition) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training


Synonymsawkwardness, 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


Synonymsawkwardness


Broader (hypernym)bearing, carriage, posture


Narrower (hyponym)gawkiness, gracelessness, stiffness, ungainliness, ungracefulness


Antonymsgracefulness

3. clumsiness (attribute) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)


Synonymsawkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness


Broader (hypernym)inelegance


Narrower (hyponym)gaucherie, rusticity, woodenness









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