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Synonyms for clumsiness in English

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  1. clumsiness:
  2. clumsy:

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Detailed Synonyms for clumsiness in English

clumsiness:

clumsiness

  1. clumsiness
    clumsiness

clumsiness [the ~] noun

  1. the clumsiness
    – the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) 1
    the stiffness; the awkwardness; the clumsiness; the gracelessness
    – the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) 1
  2. the clumsiness
    – the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant 1
    the awkwardness; the clumsiness
    – the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant 1
  3. the clumsiness
    – unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training 1
    the awkwardness; the ineptitude; the slowness; the clumsiness; the maladroitness; the ineptness
    – unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training 1

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Related Definitions for "clumsiness":

  1. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)1
  2. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant1
  3. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training1

clumsiness form of clumsy:

clumsy adj

  1. clumsy
    clumsy; abstemious; unhandy; gawky; uneasy; doltish; wooden; owlish; stiff; not very good; poor
  2. clumsy
    fumbling; clumsy; awkward
  3. clumsy
    awkward; unhandy; clumsy; lanky; gawky; loutish; owlish; doltish
  4. clumsy
    clumsy; ailing; maladroit
  5. clumsy
    clumsy; wretched; inept; shaky; poor; bungling
  6. clumsy
    fumbling; clumsy
  7. clumsy
    – not elegant or graceful in expression 1
    awkward; inept; clumsy; inapt; cumbersome; ill-chosen
    – not elegant or graceful in expression 1
    • awkward adj
      • an awkward prose style1
    • inept adj
      • if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?1
    • clumsy adj
      • a clumsy apology1
    • inapt adj
    • cumbersome adj
      • his cumbersome writing style1
  8. clumsy
    – lacking grace in movement or posture 1
    clumsy; unwieldy; gawky; ungainly; clunky
    – lacking grace in movement or posture 1
    • clumsy adj
      • clumsy fingers1
    • unwieldy adj
      • heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair1
    • gawky adj
      • a gawky lad with long ungainly legs1
    • ungainly adj
      • a gawky lad with long ungainly legs1
      • what an ungainly creature a giraffe is1
    • clunky adj
  9. clumsy
    – showing lack of skill or aptitude 1
    clumsy; incompetent; fumbling; bungling
    – showing lack of skill or aptitude 1
  10. clumsy
    – difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape 1
    awkward; clumsy; ungainly; bunglesome
    – difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape 1
    • awkward adj
      • an awkward bundle to carry1
    • clumsy adj
      • clumsy wooden shoes1
    • ungainly adj
      • the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl1
    • bunglesome adj
      • a load of bunglesome paraphernalia1

clumsy

  1. clumsy
    clumsy; loutish

clumsy

  1. clumsy
    clumsy
  2. clumsy
    clumsy; ungainly
  3. clumsy
    awkward; clumsy
  4. clumsy
    clumsy; unwieldy

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Related Definitions for "clumsy":

  1. not elegant or graceful in expression1
    • a clumsy apology1
  2. lacking grace in movement or posture1
    • clumsy fingers1
  3. showing lack of skill or aptitude1
    • did a clumsy job1
  4. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape1
    • clumsy wooden shoes1







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