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- Dictionaryclumsiness/ˈklʌmzɪnɪs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being awkward or careless in one's movements: "my bumbling clumsiness"
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CLUMSINESS definition: 1. behaviour that does not show any skill or thought: 2. movement or behaviour that is not careful…. Learn more.
CLUMSINESS meaning: 1. behaviour that does not show any skill or thought: 2. movement or behaviour that is not careful…. Learn more.
a. : lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace. clumsy fingers. b. : lacking tact or subtlety. a clumsy joke. 2. : awkward or inefficient in use or construction : unwieldy. a clumsy contraption. criticized her sentence for its clumsy construction. clumsily. ˈkləm-zə-lē. adverb. clumsiness. ˈkləm-zē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. awkward.
Clumsiness definition: awkwardness or lack of skill or grace in movement or action. See examples of CLUMSINESS used in a sentence.
noun. 1. the state or quality of being lacking in skill or physical coordination. 2. the state or quality of being awkwardly constructed or contrived. The word clumsiness is derived from clumsy, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
the fact of being done or said without skill or in a way that offends people. the occasional clumsiness of the plot. Check pronunciation: clumsiness. Definition of clumsiness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'clumsiness' 1. the state or quality of being lacking in skill or physical coordination. [...] 2. the state or quality of being awkwardly constructed or contrived. [...] More. Synonyms of 'clumsiness' • awkwardness, ineptitude, heaviness, ineptness [...] • insensitivity, heavy-handedness, tactlessness, gaucheness [...] More.
1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward. 2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence. 3. Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse. [From obsolete clumse, to be numb with cold, from Middle English clomsen, of Scandinavian origin .] clum′si·ly adv. clum′si·ness n.
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant. synonyms: awkwardness. see more. noun. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) synonyms: awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness. see more. noun. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.
Clumsiness definition: A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy .
