5 definitions found for clumsiness

Clumsiness CLUMSINESS, n. The quality of being short and thick, and moving heavily; awkwardness; unhandiness; ungainliness; want of readiness, nimbleness or dexterity.

clumsiness n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness] 2: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness] [ant: gracefulness] 3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness]

clumsiness noun see clumsy

clumsiness see clumsy

Clumsiness Clum"si*ness, n. The quality of being clumsy. The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance. --Collier.