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ham-fistedness vs clumsiness

clumsiness vs ham-fistedness

ham-fistedness and clumsiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ham-fistedness Yes No No No
clumsiness Yes No No No
As nouns, clumsiness is a hypernym of ham-fistedness; that is, clumsiness is a word with a broader meaning than ham-fistedness:
  • ham-fistedness: The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.
  • clumsiness: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Other hypernyms of ham-fistedness include awkwardness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness.
ham-fistedness (noun) clumsiness (noun)
The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive. 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 ham-fistedness and clumsiness

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