gauche

[ gohsh ]

/ goʊʃ /

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adjective

lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.

Origin of gauche

1745–55; <French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer <Germanic

SYNONYMS FOR gauche

inept, clumsy, maladroit; coarse, gross, uncouth.

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OTHER WORDS FROM gauche

gauchely, adverbgaucheness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gauche

gauche , gouache

Words nearby gauche

GATT, gat-toothed, Gatun, Gatun Lake, gatvol, gauche, gaucherie, Gaucher's cell, Gaucher's disease, gaucho, gaud

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Example sentences from the Web for gauche

In the academic confines of museums, such talk of marketing and the bottom line qualifies as gauche.
Prada and Schiaparelli Exhibit Opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art|Robin Givhan|May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He is of the section of the Chamber called 'Gauche radical,' that is to say, he falls just short of the most extreme Left.
Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2|Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton
The queen, however, was quick to see what was gauche, and did not scruple to reprove them for uncourtly manners.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Droite and up goes the right hand, gauche and the left follows.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State|Marcus Dorman

It was obvious that the Id was sensitive to the gauche ways of the Master, yet his equally obvious devotion was unwavering.
Cubs of the Wolf|Raymond F. Jones
If she were not so tall!how can one be anything but gauche with a figure like that?
The Garden of Swords|Max Pemberton

British Dictionary definitions for gauche

gauche

/ (ɡəʊʃ) /

adjective

lacking ease of manner; tactless

Derived forms of gauche

gauchely, adverbgaucheness, noun

Word Origin for gauche

C18: French: awkward, left, from Old French gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wankōn to stagger

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单词	gauche
释义	gauche [ gohsh ] / goʊʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gauche ON THESAURUS.COM adjective lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche. Origin of gauche 1745–55; <French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer <Germanic SYNONYMS FOR gauche inept, clumsy, maladroit; coarse, gross, uncouth. SEE SYNONYMS FOR gauche ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM gauche gauchely, adverbgaucheness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gauche gauche , gouache Words nearby gauche GATT, gat-toothed, Gatun, Gatun Lake, gatvol, gauche, gaucherie, Gaucher's cell, Gaucher's disease, gaucho, gaud Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gauche In the academic confines of museums, such talk of marketing and the bottom line qualifies as gauche. Prada and Schiaparelli Exhibit Opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\|Robin Givhan\|May 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He is of the section of the Chamber called 'Gauche radical,' that is to say, he falls just short of the most extreme Left. Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2\|Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton The queen, however, was quick to see what was gauche, and did not scruple to reprove them for uncourtly manners. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. Droite and up goes the right hand, gauche and the left follows. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State\|Marcus Dorman It was obvious that the Id was sensitive to the gauche ways of the Master, yet his equally obvious devotion was unwavering. Cubs of the Wolf\|Raymond F. Jones If she were not so tall!how can one be anything but gauche with a figure like that? The Garden of Swords\|Max Pemberton British Dictionary definitions for gauche gauche / (ɡəʊʃ) / adjective lacking ease of manner; tactless Derived forms of gauche gauchely, adverbgaucheness, noun Word Origin for gauche C18: French: awkward, left, from Old French gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wankōn to stagger Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gauche awkward, clumsy, crude, graceless, green, halting, heavy-handed, ignorant, ill-mannered, inelegant, inept, insensitive, lacking, maladroit, oafish, uncouth, uncultured, unhappy, unpolished, wooden
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gauche

adjective

Origin of gauche

SYNONYMS FOR gauche

OTHER WORDS FROM gauche

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gauche

Words nearby gauche

Example sentences from the Web for gauche

British Dictionary definitions for gauche

adjective

Derived forms of gauche

Word Origin for gauche

Words related to gauche