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gawkiness vs clumsiness

clumsiness vs gawkiness

gawkiness and clumsiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gawkiness Yes No No No
clumsiness Yes No No No
As nouns, clumsiness is a hypernym of gawkiness; that is, clumsiness is a word with a broader meaning than gawkiness:
  • gawkiness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
  • clumsiness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
Other hypernyms of gawkiness include awkwardness.
gawkiness (noun) clumsiness (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between gawkiness and clumsiness

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