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gracelessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | awkwardness, clumsiness, stiffness |
| Type of | inelegance |
| Has types | gaucherie, rusticity, woodenness |
| Derivation | graceless |
gracelessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ungracefulness |
| Type of | awkwardness, clumsiness |
Examples of gracelessness
gracelessness
They are amulets against vulnerability, their gracelessness a sacrifice to the fates.
From the online.wsj.com
The Palestine mainland's occupier will have a same seat with gracelessness.
From the economist.com
Poyet was a weird mix of gracelessness and complements after the match.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some of the English on here brought up the subject of gracelessness.
From the thepunch.com.au
A refreshing lack of gracelessness from nearly each and everyone.
From the expressandstar.com
He later showed spectacular gracelessness in not even thanking the Algerians for rescuing him.
From the express.co.uk
This wasn't my first encounter with gracelessness at Jing.
From the denverpost.com
Jennifer Hope Wills as Maria is an accomplished vocalist and also brings a charming gracelessness to the role.
From the post-gazette.com
His inaugural address, delivered in his usual from-the-mount cadences, stood out for a singular lapse into gracelessness.
From the nytimes.com
- An unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression
- Awkwardness: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
- (graceless) lacking graciousness; "a totally graceless hostess"
- (graceless) gauche: lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"
- (graceless) (adjective) devoid of attractive qualities, artistically inept
