clumsiness vs bearing

bearing vs clumsiness

clumsiness and bearing both are nouns.

clumsiness is not an adjective while bearing is an adjective.

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

As nouns, bearing is a hypernym of clumsiness; that is, bearing is a word with a broader meaning than clumsiness:

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

Other hypernyms of clumsiness include carriage, posture.

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

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

Difference between clumsiness and bearing

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