'Clumsiness' definitions:
Definition of 'clumsiness'
From: WordNet
noun
Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness]
noun
The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness] [ant: gracefulness]
noun
The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness]
Definition of 'Clumsiness'
From: GCIDE
- Clumsiness \Clum"si*ness\, n. The quality of being clumsy. [1913 Webster]
- The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance. --Collier. [1913 Webster]