ungainliness in English
noun
[un·gain·li·ness || ʌn'geɪnlɪnɪs]
uncouthness, gracelessness, inelegance
Use "ungainliness" in a sentence
1. 2 ‘the adolescent Awkwardness of his angular body’ SYNONYMS ungainliness , clumsiness, lack of coordination, gracelessness, inelegance, ineptness, gaucheness, gawkiness
2. Bumblingness - clownishness - indiscretion - lubberliness - philistinism - uglification - uncomeliness - ungainliness - unloveliness - unprettiness - unseemliness - unwieldiness 13 letter words DISFIGUREMENT - GRACELESSNESS - HAM-HANDEDNESS - INCORRECTNESS - MALADROITNESS - PONDEROUSNESS - SHAPELESSNESS - TASTELESSNESS - …
3. While all these words mean "uncouth in manners or appearance," Clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics