Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clumsiness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clumsiness \Clum"si*ness\, n.
The quality of being clumsy.
The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to
clumsiness and ignorance. --Collier.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clumsiness
n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness},
{ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}]
2: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are
ungainly or inelegant [syn: {awkwardness}] [ant: {gracefulness}]
3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by
embarrassment) [syn: {awkwardness}, {gracelessness}, {stiffness}]
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