gaucherie

Definitions of gaucherie
  1. noun
    the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
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    type of:
    inélégance
    the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
  2. noun
    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
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    type of:
    inhabilité, maladresse
    a lack of cognitive skill
  3. noun
    the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
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    antonyms:
    grâce, élégance
    beautiful carriage
    types:
    raideur
    the property of moving with pain or difficulty
    type of:
    attitude, posture
    characteristic way of bearing one's body
  4. noun
    the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
  5. noun
    a socially awkward or tactless act
    synonyms: bévue, faux pas, gaffe
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    type of:
    bévue, bêtise, cafouillage, gaffe
    an embarrassing mistake
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