bearing vs clumsiness

clumsiness vs bearing

bearing and clumsiness both are nouns.

bearing is an adjective but clumsiness is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bearing	Yes	Yes	No	No
clumsiness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clumsiness is a hyponym of bearing; that is, clumsiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bearing:

bearing: characteristic way of bearing one's body
clumsiness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

Other hyponyms of bearing include manner of walking, walk, slouch, gracefulness, awkwardness.

bearing (noun)	clumsiness (noun)
a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily	the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield	the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
dignified manner or conduct	unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
characteristic way of bearing one's body
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
relevant relation or interconnection

bearing (adjective)	clumsiness (adjective)
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

Difference between bearing and clumsiness

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