clumsiness

Noun

clum=si=ness

WORDNET DICTIONARY

clumsiness(n = noun.cognition) awkwardness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training; Array

is a kind of unskillfulness

has particulars: rustiness

Derived form adjective clumsy₄

clumsiness(n = noun.attribute) awkwardness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant; Array

is a kind of bearing, carriage, posture

has particulars: gracelessness, ungracefulness, gawkiness, ungainliness, stiffness

Derived form adjective clumsy₁

clumsiness(n = noun.attribute) awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness - the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment); Array

is a kind of inelegance

has particulars: woodenness, gaucherie, rusticity

Derived form adjective clumsy₂

clumsiness, n.

The quality of being clumsy. [1913 Webster]

"The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance." [1913 Webster]

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