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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
'''adjective''' | '''adjective''' | ||
| − | lacking social [grace], sensitivity, or [acute]ness; [awkward]; [crude]; [tact]less | + | lacking social [[grace]], sensitivity, or [[acute]]ness; [[awkward]]; [[crude]]; [[tact]]less |
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of ''gauchir'' to turn, veer | + | French: "awkward", "left"; Middle French, derivative of ''gauchir'' to turn, veer |
==Pronunciation== | ==Pronunciation== | ||
| + | <mp3player>File:Gauche.mp3</mp3player> | ||
==Related Words== | ==Related Words== | ||
| − | gauchely, | + | gauchely, ''adverb'' |
| − | gaucheness, | + | |
| + | gaucheness, ''noun'' | ||
==Synonyms== | ==Synonyms== | ||
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==Easily Confused Words== | ==Easily Confused Words== | ||
| − | [gouache] | + | [[gouache]] |
==Sample Sentences== | ==Sample Sentences== | ||
| − | + | ''Their [[exquisite]] manners always make me feel gauche. '' | |
==Examples from Literature== | ==Examples from Literature== | ||
[[Category: Word Manual]] | [[Category: Word Manual]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:34, 6 November 2013
Contents
Definition
adjective lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless
Origin
French: "awkward", "left"; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer
Pronunciation
<mp3player>File:Gauche.mp3</mp3player>
Related Words
gauchely, adverb
gaucheness, noun
Synonyms
Antonyms
Easily Confused Words
Sample Sentences
Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
