Dictionary Definition
clumsiness
Noun
1 unskillfulness resulting from a lack of
training [syn: awkwardness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness]
2 the carriage of someone whose movements and
posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness] [ant: gracefulness]
3 the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed
(as by embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/
- /"klVm.zi.n@s/
Noun
- A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of
being clumsy.
- He dropped them not out of spite, but out of clumsiness.
Extensive Definition
Clumsy (or clumsiness) may refer to:
In behaviour
- Dyspraxia, a disorder which brings about clumsiness
- A euphemism for someone with Down syndrome or Motor skills disorder
In music
- Clumsy
(album), a 1997 album by Our Lady Peace
- "Clumsy" (Our Lady Peace song), from the above album
- Clumsy (Samiam album), a 1994 album by Samiam
- "Clumsy" (Fergie song), by Fergie