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GAUCHERIE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word gaucherie. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word gaucherie. (close relations)
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awkwardness
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• the quality of an embarrassing situation

• the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

• trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

clumsiness
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

inelegance
nounn
noun

• the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

ungainliness
nounn
noun

• the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

ungracefulness
nounn
noun

• an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression

gaffe
nounn
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

rusticity
nounn
noun

• the quality of being rustic or gauche

slip
verbv
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

• potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• a young and slender person

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• a slippery smoothness

• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

• a small sheet of paper

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• an unexpected slide

• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

verb

• move stealthily

• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• fall to a lower standard

• move smoothly and easily

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• pass on stealthily

• move easily

• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

• pass out of one's memory

• move out of position

solecism
nounn
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

faux pas
nounn
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

Best Hypernyms For GAUCHERIE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for gaucherie, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
awkwardness bloomer blooper blunder boo-boo botch bungle clumsiness flub foul-up gracelessness pratfall stiffness

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