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clumsiness vs rusticity

rusticity vs clumsiness

clumsiness and rusticity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clumsiness Yes No No No
rusticity Yes No No No
As nouns, rusticity is a hyponym of clumsiness; that is, rusticity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clumsiness:
  • clumsiness: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
  • rusticity: the quality of being rustic or gauche
Other hyponyms of clumsiness include woodenness, gaucherie.
clumsiness (noun) rusticity (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant the quality of being rustic or gauche
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between clumsiness and rusticity

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