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gauche
gauche G0060200 (gōsh)adj. Lacking grace or social polish; awkward or tactless.
[French, awkward, lefthanded, from Old French, from gauchir, to turn aside, walk clumsily, of Germanic origin.]
gauche′ly adv.gauche′ness n.gauche (ɡəʊʃ) adjlacking ease of manner; tactless[C18: French: awkward, left, from Old French gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wankōn to stagger] ˈgauchely adv ˈgaucheness ngauche (goʊʃ)
adj. lacking social grace; awkward; tactless. [1745–55; < French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer < Germanic] gauche′ly, adv. gauche′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | gauche - lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"unpolished, gracelessinelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste |
gaucheadjective awkward, clumsy, inept, unsophisticated, inelegant, graceless, unpolished, uncultured, maladroit, ill-bred, ill-mannered, lacking in social graces We're all a bit gauche when we're young.
polished, sophisticated, elegant, refined, polite, gracious, tasteful, urbane, well-manneredgaucheadjective1. Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others:brash, clumsy, impolitic, indelicate, maladroit, tactless, undiplomatic, unpolitic, untactful.2. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform:awkward, bumbling, clumsy, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unskillful.Translationsgauche (gəuʃ) adjective awkward and clumsy. a gauche young woman. 笨拙的 笨拙的gauche
Related to gauche: Gaucher's diseaseSynonyms for gaucheadj awkwardSynonyms- awkward
- clumsy
- inept
- unsophisticated
- inelegant
- graceless
- unpolished
- uncultured
- maladroit
- ill-bred
- ill-mannered
- lacking in social graces
Antonyms- polished
- sophisticated
- elegant
- refined
- polite
- gracious
- tasteful
- urbane
- well-mannered
Synonyms for gaucheadj lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with othersSynonyms- brash
- clumsy
- impolitic
- indelicate
- maladroit
- tactless
- undiplomatic
- unpolitic
- untactful
adj clumsily lacking in the ability to do or performSynonyms- awkward
- bumbling
- clumsy
- heavy-handed
- inept
- maladroit
- unskillful
Synonyms for gaucheadj lacking social polishSynonymsRelated Words |