ungainlinessn.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡeɪnlɪnᵻs/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡeɪnlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡeɪnlinᵻs/ (un- prefix1 6; cf. ungainly adj.)
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > clumsiness or awkwardness
bungerliness1598
lubberliness1598
indexterity1611
sinisterity1623
clumsiness1652
ungainness1727
ungainliness1755
awkwardnessa1770
maladroitness1781
ponderousness1801
lumberingness1869
gawkihood1872
gawkiness1873
klutziness1973
the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [noun] > ungracefulness
ungracefulness1658
awkwardness1705
ungainness1727
left-handiness1749
ungainliness1755
lankiness1893
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Clumsiness
1848 L. Hunt Town I. iv. 182 There is an ungainliness in the lines we have just quoted.
1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ix. 59 His ungainliness gave him enough of the air of his simile to set Rosa off laughing.
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