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gaucheness

gaucheness noun: the quality of being gauche; awkwardness.

Noun

gaucheness (usually uncountable, plural gauchenesses)

  1. (usually) The quality of being gauche; awkwardness.
    • An incident at a rally in Ohio last Sunday resembled an excruciating study in social gaucheness, when Vance suggested Democrats might think drinking Diet Mountain Dew, a popular soft drink, was racist, before laughing at his own lame joke; as the audience remained largely silent, Vance laughed...2024 July 27, Robert Tait, “From rising star to potential liability: how JD Vance’s fortunes have turned”, in The Observer, →ISSN

Forms of gaucheness

pluralgauchenesses

Origin of gaucheness

From gauche + -ness.

Questions about gaucheness

What does gaucheness mean?
Gaucheness means the quality of being gauche; awkwardness.
What part of speech is gaucheness?
Gaucheness is a noun.
What is the plural of gaucheness?
The plural of gaucheness is gauchenesses.

Words near gaucheness in the dictionary

  1. gauche caviar
  2. gauche effect
  3. gauche effects
  4. gauched
  5. gauchely
  6. gaucheness
  7. gauchenesses
  8. gaucher
  9. Gaucher disease
  10. Gaucher's disease
  11. gaucherie

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