clumsiness
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clum·sy
(klŭm′zē)adj. clum·si·er, clum·si·est
1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.
2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence.
3. Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse.
[From obsolete clumse, to be numb with cold, from Middle English clomsen, of Scandinavian origin.]
clum′si·ly adv.
clum′si·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | clumsiness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training unskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skill rustiness - ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice; "his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up" |
2. | clumsiness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant gracelessness, ungracefulness - an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression gawkiness, ungainliness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant stiffness - the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck" | |
3. | clumsiness - the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste woodenness - the quality of being wooden and awkward; "he criticized the woodenness of the acting"; "there was a certain woodenness in his replies" |
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clumsiness
noun
1. awkwardness, ineptitude, heaviness, ineptness, inelegance, ponderousness, gracelessness, gawkiness, ungainliness I was embarrassed by my clumsiness on the dance-floor.
awkwardness skill, grace, expertise, finesse, agility, proficiency, dexterity, deftness, nimbleness, adroitness, adeptness, gracefulness, handiness, dexterousness or dextrousness
awkwardness skill, grace, expertise, finesse, agility, proficiency, dexterity, deftness, nimbleness, adroitness, adeptness, gracefulness, handiness, dexterousness or dextrousness
2. insensitivity, heavy-handedness, tactlessness, gaucheness, lack of tact, uncouthness He cursed himself for his clumsiness and insensitivity.
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Translations
ثِقَلُ الحَرَكَه ، ارْتِباكُ اليَدَيْن
nemotornost
klodsethedkluntethedubehjælpsomhed
klunnaskapur
nerodnost
sakarlık
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clumsiness
n
(of tool, shape) → Unförmigkeit f; (of prose, translation etc) → Schwerfälligkeit f, → Unbeholfenheit f
(= awkwardness: of apology, excuse etc) → Plumpheit f
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clumsiness
[ˈklʌmzɪnɪs] n (of person, action, apology) → goffaggine f; (of remark) → mancanza di tatto; (of painting, forgery) → cattiva esecuzione f; (of tool) → scarsa praticitàCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
clumsy
(ˈklamzi) adjective awkward in movement etc. He's very clumsy – he's always dropping things.
ˈclumsily adverbˈclumsiness noun
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