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
  • There’s some awkwardness, and our protagonist makes to leave.
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Black compared wearing the mask to a Darth Vader mask and joked about the awkwardness of using it in bed.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 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
  • The spokesperson stressed that the agency will still require Head Start programs to provide support for mental and physical health, family and disability services and school readiness preparation, as is mandated by federal law.
    — Maia Nehme, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Benefits are also rising because more people are claiming disability and incapacity benefits.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of disability
Noun
  • But play-in seems the ceiling in light of Davis’ inability to stay healthy, Young’s regression in recent years and this team’s unwillingness to play much defense last season.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The skills gap often shows up first as an inability to redesign the work itself.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 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
  • The voluntary intoxication loophole means a person may be too impaired to make a meaningful choice and still fall outside the law’s protections for incapacity.
    — Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Benefits are also rising because more people are claiming disability and incapacity benefits.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of incapacity
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“Gaucheness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaucheness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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