[syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]