gaucherie

[ goh-shuh-ree; French gohshuh-ree ]

/ ˌgoʊ ʃəˈri; French goʊʃəˈri /

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noun, plural gau·che·ries [goh-shuh-reez; French gohshuh-ree]. /ˌgoʊ ʃəˈriz; French goʊʃəˈri/.

lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.

an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.

Origin of gaucherie

From French, dating back to 1790–1800; see origin at gauche, -ery

Words nearby gaucherie

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

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Example sentences from the Web for gaucherie

Inadequacy, helplessness, gaucherie, prove that the feelings are bigger than the eloquence.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
Her gaucherie was painful to her and evident and very dear to the man perceiving it.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
If the choice had been forced upon him, he would have committed a forgery any day, sooner than a gaucherie.
Barren Honour: A Novel|George A. Lawrence
It was Helena who, pitiful for the gaucherie of the girl, saved the situation by raising the issue of tea.
Joan Thursday|Louis Joseph Vance

There is an awkwardness in men that women like; there is a gaucherie that women detest.
A Young Man in a Hurry|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for gaucherie

gaucherie

/ (ˌɡəʊʃəˈriː, ˈɡəʊʃərɪ, French ɡoʃri) /

noun

the quality of being gauche

a gauche act

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单词	gaucherie
释义	gaucherie [ goh-shuh-ree; French gohshuh-ree ] / ˌgoʊ ʃəˈri; French goʊʃəˈri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gaucherie ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural gau·che·ries [goh-shuh-reez; French gohshuh-ree]. /ˌgoʊ ʃəˈriz; French goʊʃəˈri/. lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness. an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless. Origin of gaucherie From French, dating back to 1790–1800; see origin at gauche, -ery Words nearby gaucherie gat-toothed, Gatun, Gatun Lake, gatvol, gauche, gaucherie, Gaucher's cell, Gaucher's disease, gaucho, gaud, gaudeamus igitur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gaucherie Inadequacy, helplessness, gaucherie, prove that the feelings are bigger than the eloquence. The Cup of Fury\|Rupert Hughes Her gaucherie was painful to her and evident and very dear to the man perceiving it. Under the Law\|Edwina Stanton Babcock If the choice had been forced upon him, he would have committed a forgery any day, sooner than a gaucherie. Barren Honour: A Novel\|George A. Lawrence It was Helena who, pitiful for the gaucherie of the girl, saved the situation by raising the issue of tea. Joan Thursday\|Louis Joseph Vance There is an awkwardness in men that women like; there is a gaucherie that women detest. A Young Man in a Hurry\|Robert W. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for gaucherie gaucherie / (ˌɡəʊʃəˈriː, ˈɡəʊʃərɪ, French ɡoʃri) / noun the quality of being gauche a gauche act 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 gaucherie indecency, miscue, lapse, recklessness, error, gaffe, misjudgment, goof, unseemliness, incorrectness, vulgarity, solecism, incongruity, blunder, vulgarism, unsuitability, slip, rudeness, barbarism, indecorum
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gaucherie

noun, plural gau·che·ries [goh-shuh-reez; French gohshuh-ree]. /ˌgoʊ ʃəˈriz; French goʊʃəˈri/.

Origin of gaucherie

Words nearby gaucherie

Example sentences from the Web for gaucherie

British Dictionary definitions for gaucherie

noun

Words related to gaucherie