Clumsiness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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