Noun: clumsiness klúm-zee-nus
- The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
"His clumsiness resulted in a series of mishaps";
- awkwardness
- The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
"Her clumsiness in handling the delicate vase made everyone nervous";
- awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness
- Clumsiness or lack of skill, especially due to insufficient training
"Her clumsiness in social situations was painfully obvious";
- awkwardness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness, cack-handedness [Brit, informal]
Type of: bearing, carriage, inelegance, posture, unskilfulness [Brit, Cdn], unskillfulness [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Clumsiness