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- [goh-shuh-ree; French gohshuh-ree]
- /ˌgoʊ ʃəˈri; French goʊʃəˈri/
- /ˈɡəʊ.ʃə.ri/
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- [goh-shuh-ree; French gohshuh-ree]
- /ˌgoʊ ʃəˈri; French goʊʃəˈri/
Definitions of gaucherie word
- noun plural gaucherie lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness. 1
- noun plural gaucherie an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless. 1
- noun gaucherie Awkward, embarrassing, or unsophisticated ways. 1
- noun gaucherie the quality of being gauche 0
- noun gaucherie a gauche act 0
- noun gaucherie awkwardness; tactlessness 0
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Origin of gaucherie
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1790-1800; See origin at gauche, -ery
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Parts of speech for Gaucherie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gaucherie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
gaucherie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gaucherie
noun gaucherie
- blooper — A blooper is a silly mistake.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
Antonyms for gaucherie
noun gaucherie
- suitability — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
- correctness — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- propriety — conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
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