gaucheness

noun

Definition of gauchenessnext
as in awkwardness

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  1. awkwardness
  2. gracelessness
  3. clumsiness
  4. disability
  5. inability
  6. ham-handedness
  7. incapacity
Noun
  • The building isn’t structured as a typical up-to-date library would be, creating awkwardness when navigating the space, according to that presentation.
    — Sofi Zeman July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the awkwardness between Luke and Nathan intensifies.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of awkwardness
Noun
  • Not two years later this tower was to collapse precipitately under its own weight into a pyramid of dust and rubble, only to be rebuilt later, in, unaccountably, all its former gracelessness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of gracelessness
Noun
  • Not for the first time, the president’s clumsiness is likely to negate his malevolence, though not without considerable cost, in time and money, to Comey.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Let a hypothermic victim get some sleep After the shivering, confusion, slurred speech, and clumsiness of hypothermia have manifested, an exposure victim also gets drowsy.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Definition of clumsiness
Noun
  • According to the California Department of Rehabilitation, encouraging independent living among people with disabilities is a philosophy that emphasizes their agency and empowers them to take charge of their care.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Among the items on the chopping block are requirements to conduct screenings for kids with disabilities, keep class sizes small, help children brush their teeth daily and mandate monitors on school buses.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disability
Noun
  • One root of these problems, Fersko-Weiss believed, was an inability to communicate frankly about what death and dying entailed.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Industry leaders say its inability to cite casinos for violating federal law or force the emergency closure of unsafe facilities is particularly troubling.
    — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of inability
Noun
  • This journalistic cynicism amid government ham-handedness shattered something precious too.
    — Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Only when Bouzid deals with the repercussions of homophobic Tunisian laws does the melodrama tip into ham-handedness.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of ham-handedness
Noun
  • My embodiment—paralysis—is conjured when trying to describe an inability, a lack, an incapacity.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Under Missouri law, most mail ballots must be notarized before they can be counted, though voters casting absentee ballots for certain reasons, including incapacity, are exempt from that requirement.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of incapacity
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“Gaucheness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaucheness. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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