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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal-adresse
"Sa maladresse était évidente lorsqu'il a renversé son verre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being clumsy; awkwardness in movement or handling objects.
"His clumsiness was evident when he tripped over his own feet while walking." - 2
A tendency to make mistakes or errors due to awkwardness or lack of skill.
"Her clumsiness in social situations often led to misunderstandings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English clumsen, meaning to benumb or make stiff with cold, evolving through the sense of being awkward or hampered in movement. By the 16th century, the suffix -ness was added to form the abstract noun representing the quality of lacking coordination or grace.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clumsiness" is said worldwide
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maladresse
Transliteration: mal-adresse
"Sa maladresse était évidente lorsqu'il a renversé son verre."
Ungeschicklichkeit
Transliteration: Ungeschicklichkeit
"Seine Ungeschicklichkeit führte dazu, dass er oft stolperte."
goffaggine
Transliteration: goffaggine
"La sua goffaggine era evidente quando ha fatto cadere il libro."
torpeza
Transliteration: torpeza
"Su torpeza se notó cuando tropezó con la silla."
desajeitamento
Transliteration: desajeitamento
"O desajeitamento dele era evidente durante a dança."
असावधानी
Transliteration: asavdhani
"उसकी असावधानी ने उसे कई बार गिरने पर मजबूर किया।"
笨拙
Transliteration: bènzhuō
"他的笨拙在聚会上显而易见。"
어색함
Transliteration: eoseokham
"그의 어색함은 그가 실수할 때 드러났다."
不器用さ
Transliteration: bukiyou sa
"彼の不器用さは、彼が物を落としたときに明らかだった。"
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