clumsiness

clum·sy

C0426300 (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.

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[From obsolete clumse, to be numb with cold, from Middle English clomsen, of Scandinavian origin.]

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clum′si·ly adv.clum′si·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clumsiness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of trainingawkwardness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slownessunskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skillrustiness - 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 inelegantawkwardnessposture, carriage, bearing - characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"gracelessness, ungracefulness - an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expressiongawkiness, ungainliness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegantstiffness - 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)gracelessness, stiffness, awkwardnessinelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good tastewoodenness - the quality of being wooden and awkward; "he criticized the woodenness of the acting"; "there was a certain woodenness in his replies"gaucherie, rusticity - the quality of being rustic or gauche

clumsiness

noun1. 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 dextrousness2. insensitivity, heavy-handedness, tactlessness, gaucheness, lack of tact, uncouthness He cursed himself for his clumsiness and insensitivity.

Translations

笨拙

clumsy

(ˈklamzi) adjective awkward in movement etc. He's very clumsy – he's always dropping things. 笨拙的 笨拙的ˈclumsily adverb 笨拙地 笨拙地ˈclumsiness noun 笨拙 笨拙