- gaucheness
- noun see gauche
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gaucheness
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gaucheness — gauche ness n. an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement. Syn: crudeness, crudity. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaucheness — gauche ► ADJECTIVE ▪ socially awkward or unsophisticated. DERIVATIVES gauchely adverb gaucheness noun. ORIGIN French, left … English terms dictionary
gaucheness — See gauchely. * * * … Universalium
gaucheness — noun The quality of being gauche … Wiktionary
gaucheness — n. lack of tact; crudeness; awkwardness; lack of social grace … English contemporary dictionary
gaucheness — gauche·ness … English syllables
gaucheness — noun an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement the whole town was famous for its crudeness • Syn: ↑crudeness, ↑crudity • Derivationally related forms: ↑gauche, ↑crude (for: ↑cru … Useful english dictionary
crudeness — noun 1. a wild or unrefined state • Syn: ↑crudity, ↑primitiveness, ↑primitivism, ↑rudeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rude (for: ↑rudeness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
crudity — noun 1. a wild or unrefined state (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑crudeness, ↑primitiveness, ↑primitivism, ↑rudeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rude (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gauche — adjective (sometimes gaucher; sometimes gauchest) Etymology: French, literally, left Date: 1751 1. a. lacking social experience or grace; also not tactful ; crude < it would be gauche to mention the subject > b. crudely made or … New Collegiate Dictionary
