clumsiness n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}] 2: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}] [ant: {gracefulness}] 3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {gracelessness}, {stiffness}]
Clumsiness \Clum"si*ness\, n. The quality of being clumsy. [1913 Webster] The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance. --Collier. [1913 Webster]