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Whatever the medium, there is the difficulty, challenge, fascination and often productive clumsiness of learning a new method: the wonderful puzzles and problems of translating with new materials.
Helen Frankenthaler

Meaning of "clumsiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLUMSINESS

clumsiness  [ˈklʌmzɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLUMSINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clumsiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLUMSINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clumsiness in the English dictionary

The definition of clumsiness in the dictionary is the quality of being lacking in skill or physical coordination. Other definition of clumsiness is the quality of being blundering or insensitive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLUMSINESS


cosiness
ˈkəʊzɪnɪs
craziness
ˈkreɪzɪnɪs
dizziness
ˈdɪzɪnɪs
doziness
ˈdəʊzɪnɪs
drowsiness
ˈdraʊzɪnɪs
easiness
ˈiːzɪnɪs
flimsiness
ˈflɪmzɪnɪs
haziness
ˈheɪzɪnɪs
laziness
ˈleɪzɪnɪs
lousiness
ˈlaʊzɪnɪs
mumsiness
ˈmʌmzɪnɪs
noisiness
ˈnɔɪzɪnɪs
nosiness
ˈnəʊzɪnɪs
queasiness
ˈkwiːzɪnɪs
rosiness
ˈrɒzɪnɪs
siziness
ˈsaɪzɪnɪs
sleaziness
ˈsliːzɪnɪs
uneasiness
ʌnˈiːzɪnɪs
whimsiness
ˈwɪmzɪnɪs
wooziness
ˈwuːzɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLUMSINESS

clumber
clumber spaniel
clump
clump-like
clumper
clumpiness
clumpish
clumpy
clumsier
clumsiest
clumsily
clumsy
clunch
clung
Cluniac
clunk
clunker
clunkier
clunkiest
clunky

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLUMSINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of clumsiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «CLUMSINESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clumsiness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of clumsiness

Translation of «clumsiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLUMSINESS

Find out the translation of clumsiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clumsiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clumsiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

笨拙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

torpeza
570 millions of speakers

English

clumsiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भद्दापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحماقات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неуклюжесть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falta de jeito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জবরজঙ্গতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maladresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekecewaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ungeschicklichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不器用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

솜씨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clumsiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự xấu xí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆணுறுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपुरेपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sakarlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

goffaggine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezgrabność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незграбність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stângăcie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδεξιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lompheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klumpighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klossethet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clumsiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUMSINESS»

The term «clumsiness» is regularly used and occupies the 96.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUMSINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clumsiness

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2 QUOTES WITH «CLUMSINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clumsiness.
1
Helen Frankenthaler
Whatever the medium, there is the difficulty, challenge, fascination and often productive clumsiness of learning a new method: the wonderful puzzles and problems of translating with new materials.
2
Brenda Laurel
I don't understand computers. I've been unable to construct a working mental model of how they do what they do. I can break software by looking at it. I can blow anything up. Without trying. It's sort of like being a dowser. And this extreme elaborate clumsiness on my part is actually something people will pay me for. It's quite wonderful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUMSINESS»

Discover the use of clumsiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clumsiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
One of the first indicators of motor clumsiness is that some children with Asperger's Syndrome learn to walk a few months later than one would expect ( Manjiviona and Prior 1995). In early childhood there may be a limited ability with ball ...
Tony Attwood, 1998
2
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Comorbidity
Neurological Soft Signs and Clumsiness Persons with OCD often display neurological soft signs and are frequently clumsy. In a study of 64 adults with chronic OCD, 20% of males, and 50% of females reported difficulty to learn to ride a bike as ...
Ruth Gross-Isseroff, Abraham Weizman, 2006
3
Psyche-smart Autism
Physical clumsiness: Most sensitive people have some barely noticeable degree of clumsiness at all times. Most also know that their clumsiness is exacerbated when they are rushed by others or when they are upset or angry or overwhelmed.
Rami Serhan, 2011
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Developmental Motor Disorders: A Neuropsychological Perspective
Collier, a contemporary, used a term congenitally maladroit and distinguished developmental clumsiness from cerebral palsy (cited in Ford, 1966). In the 1930s, Orton suggested that atypical clumsiness, which he labeled "dys- praxia," was ...
Deborah Dewey, David E. Tupper, 2004
5
Child, Adolescent and Family Development
Causes In searching for causes of clumsiness in children, two major possible contributing factors have been noted: 1. Organic causes: neurological causes have been posited as contributing factors to clumsiness (Illingworth 1987). 2.
Phillip T. Slee, Marilyn Campbell, Barbara Spears, 2012
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Developmental Disorders: Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical ...
Prechtl and Stemmer (1962) found clumsiness in their 157 learning disabled (LD) boys but not in their group of 876 normal boys. Adams et al. (1979) found 37% of learning disabled children to have clumsiness. It is of note, however, that, ...
Stephen R. Hooper, George W. Hynd, Richard E. Mattison, 2013
7
Scouting
The O.T. option But what if the medical and developmental tests come back negative, and your child's clumsiness persists beyond simple growth spurts and during what appear to be easy, routine tasks? In other words, what if your child is  ...
8
Current Management of Child Neurology
Clumsiness is a difficult topic—not only for trainees but also for experienced pediatricians. Definition Clumsiness is a “soft” term. The author is not aware of a generally accepted definition. Clumsy children can be considered slow in motor ...
Maria, 2008
9
Written Expression Disorders
Clumsiness Historically, clumsiness was known as limbkinetic apraxia ( Liepmann, 1908). In recent years the term clumsiness has been applied to define an individual's slowness in performing fine-motor movements (David, Deuel, Ferry, ...
N. Gregg, 1995
10
The Case for Clumsiness
The authors claim that successful solutions to pressing social ills consist of creative and flexible combinations of different ways of organizing, perceiving and social relations.
Michael Thompson, Marco Verweij, Singapore Management University. School of Economics and Social Sciences, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUMSINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clumsiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alcohol and explosions do not mix
I have not lost my clumsiness since then, and I do not light fireworks because of it. Today, I do not particularly care for fireworks, and I know that ... «The Southeast Sun, Jul 15»
2
Alessandro Serenelli: Sinner for Our Time?
On the bad, its clumsiness, rather than any Blackbeard-like resilience on Maria's part, ensured her survival for an excruciating 24 hours after the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Penn. Democrat Joe Sestak Can't Stop Knocking Over Kids During …
... Independence Day parade that even little kids standing on the edge of the streets weren't safe from his jumping, rambunctious clumsiness. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
4
From Alabama to Colombia: Breaking Through to Yagé's Other Side
Gradually, however, the side effects of the medicines—numbness, slowed movement, clumsiness, memory loss—took a toll on her quality of life ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Time for a broader view on what threatens Europe's future
Blame him for his clumsiness, but don't fault him for fighting for the best deal he can get. That is what the Greek people elected him to do. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Pruett's Pause: WWE Raw - One feud is killing Rusev, Lana, Dolph …
John Cena showed his usual clumsiness, both in his actions and in his reckless spot calling. Cesaro seemed up for anything in this match and ... «ProWrestling.net, Jul 15»
7
Welfare activities
A lot has been talked about the clumsiness of the government, but let us not forget the enthusiasm of the general public and proactive support ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
8
Frodeno and Ryf Set Frankfurt on Fire
With a record-setting bike split of 4:08:44, the man known in the sport as a "swim-runner" silenced everyone tempted to joke about the bike clumsiness in 2014 ... «Xtri.com, Jul 15»
9
Leave U2 alone: Why did one of our best rock bands become so …
Yet such clumsiness is intrinsic to Bono's personality: Despite his fame and ability to hobnob and hold his own intellectually with world leaders, ... «Salon, Jul 15»
10
How 'Jurassic World' Became One of the Biggest Blockbusters of All …
It's got plot holes big enough to drive a Gyrosphere through (LITERALLY), and the clumsiness with which Trevorrow handles the endless ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»

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