clumsiness

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clumsiness - 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]

clumsiness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]