clumsiness

/ˈklʌmzinɪs/

/ˈklʌmzinɪs/

Other forms: clumsinesses

Definitions of clumsiness

1. noun

   the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
   synonyms: awkwardness

   types:

   gracelessness, ungracefulness

   an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression

   gawkiness, ungainliness

   the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

   stiffness

   the property of moving with pain or difficulty

   type of:

   bearing, carriage, posture

   characteristic way of bearing one's body
2. noun

   the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
   synonyms: awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness

   types:

   woodenness

   the quality of being wooden and awkward

   gaucherie, rusticity

   the quality of being rustic or gauche

   type of:

   inelegance

   the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
3. noun

   unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
   synonyms: awkwardness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness

   types:

   rustiness

   ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice

   type of:

   unskillfulness

   a lack of cognitive skill