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gracelessness

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈgreɪsləsnəs /
    • /ˈgreɪslɪsnəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈgreɪsləsnəs /

Definition of gracelessness word

  • noun gracelessness The state of being graceless. 1

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Parts of speech for Gracelessness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gracelessness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for gracelessness

noun gracelessness

  • inelegance — the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance.
  • awkwardness — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
  • clumsiness — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
  • maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
  • ungainly — not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.

Antonyms for gracelessness

noun gracelessness

  • gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
  • politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
  • sophistication — sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.: the sophistication of the wealthy.
  • artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
  • cleverness — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.

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