gracelessness
Absence of poise
Gracelessness is the quality of being awkward, clumsy, or lacking elegance—whether in physical movement, social behavior, or expression.
A dancer's gracelessness shows in stumbling steps; a speaker's in tactless remarks.
The word can also suggest a lack of courtesy or tact: the gracelessness of his refusal to apologize.
Lack of grace or ease
- ungainlinessLack of physical grace
- gawkinessClumsy, awkward manner
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
stumbling · bumbling · blundering · maladroitness · uncoordination · klutziness · oafishness · cloddishness
Rough or vulgar quality
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- uncouthnessLack of polish
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- unrefinementLack of cultivation
vulgarity · indelicacy · artlessness · crassness · gaucheness · tactlessness · unsophistication · boorishness
Stiff, unexpressive quality
- rigidityState of being unbending
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- unnaturalnessState of seeming contrived
constraint · tension · self-consciousness · discomfort · inhibition · reserve · guardedness · inflexibility
Rude or impolite behavior
- impolitenessLack of good manners
- disrespectLack of regard
- incivilityRude or impolite behavior
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
curtness · bluntness · churlishness · surliness · ungentlemanliness · ungraciousness · boorishness · thoughtlessness
awkwardness
Lack of grace or ease
- ungainlinessLack of physical grace
- gawkinessClumsy, awkward manner
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
fumbling · stumbling · bumbling · blundering · maladroitness · uncoordination · klutziness · oafishness · cloddishness · gaucherie
coarseness
Rough or vulgar quality
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- uncouthnessLack of polish
- roughnessUneven surface quality
unrefinement · vulgarity · indelicacy · artlessness · crassness · gaucheness · tactlessness · unsophistication · boorishness · loutishness
woodenness
Stiff, unexpressive quality
- rigidityState of being unbending
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- formalityStrict observance of convention
unnaturalness · constraint · tension · self-consciousness · discomfort · inhibition · reserve · guardedness · inflexibility · unbending
discourtesy
Rude or impolite behavior
- impolitenessLack of good manners
- disrespectLack of regard
- incivilityRude or impolite behavior
brusqueness · curtness · bluntness · churlishness · surliness · ungentlemanliness · ungraciousness · boorishness · thoughtlessness · inconsideration
- lack of skillincompetence, ineptitude, clumsiness, awkwardness, inexperience
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
- physical clumsinessclumsiness, awkwardness, stumbling, fumbling, ungainliness
- clunkinessawkwardness, bulkiness, clumsiness, ungainliness, unwieldiness
- tackinesstackiness, gaudiness, garishness, tawdriness, trashiness
- weaknessesweakness, flaw, failing, defect, shortcoming
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Smoothness of movement
grace · agility · fluidity · nimbleness · litheness
gracelessnesselegance
Refined, graceful quality
grace · beauty · refinement · polish · tastefulness
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Courteous, kind demeanor
tact · diplomacy · charm · social grace · urbanity
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