Clumsiness (Noun)
Meaning 1
The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment).
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Her clumsiness in the kitchen was evident as she dropped the third plate of the evening.
- After a year of not playing the piano, his clumsiness with the keys was frustrating to watch.
- The new employee's clumsiness with the software was a result of inadequate training during the onboarding process.
- Lack of experience on the sports field led to a display of rather endearing clumsiness by the young team.
- Her clumsiness with using chopsticks was a source of amusement for her dinner companions, but a point of frustration for her.