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There was a feeling during the years of George W. Bush's presidency that his gracelessness as well as his appetite for war were linked to his impatience with complexity. He acted 'from the gut,' and was economical with the truth until it disappeared.
Teju Cole

Meaning of "gracelessness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRACELESSNESS

gracelessness  [ˈɡreɪsləsnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRACELESSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gracelessness 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 GRACELESSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gracelessness in the English dictionary

The first definition of gracelessness in the dictionary is clumsiness and lack of control. Other definition of gracelessness is impoliteness and unpleasantness. Gracelessness is also unattractiveness and lack of charm or interest.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRACELESSNESS


airlessness
ˈɛələsnəs
ceaselessness
ˈsiːsləsnəs
classlessness
ˈklɑːsləsnəs
defencelessness
dɪˈfensləsnəs
effortlessness
ˈɛfətləsnəs
endlessness
ˈɛndləsnəs
facelessness
ˈfeɪsləsnəs
fencelessness
ˈfensləsnəs
flawlessness
ˈflɔːləsnəs
godlessness
ˈɡɒdləsnəs
harmlessness
ˈhɑːmləsnəs
heedlessness
ˈhiːdləsnəs
houselessness
ˈhaʊsləsnəs
jealousness
ˈdʒɛləsnəs
landlessness
ˈlændləsnəs
meaninglessness
ˈmiːnɪŋləsnəs
pricelessness
ˈpraɪsləsnəs
purposelessness
ˈpɜːpəsləsnəs
sexlessness
ˈsɛksləsnəs
statelessness
ˈsteɪtləsnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRACELESSNESS

grace
grace cup
grace note
grace period
grace-and-favour
graceful
gracefully
gracefulness
graceless
gracelessly
Graces
gracile
gracileness
gracilis
gracility
graciosity
gracioso
gracious
graciously
graciousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRACELESSNESS

biliousness
business
callousness
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of gracelessness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gracelessness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRACELESSNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

gracelessness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falta de gracia
570 millions of speakers

English

gracelessness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gracelessness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gracelessness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безблагодатности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ausência de graça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাবণ্যহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gracelessness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa gresik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gracelessness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gracelessness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gracelessness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gracelessly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gracelessness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gracelessly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीसतेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gracelessly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gracelessness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gracelessness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безблагодатності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gracelessness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gracelessness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gracelessness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gracelessness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gracelessness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gracelessness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACELESSNESS»

The term «gracelessness» is used very little and occupies the 169.290 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACELESSNESS» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «GRACELESSNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gracelessness.
1
Patrick Campbell
There can be a fundamental gulf of gracelessness in a human heart which neither our love nor our courage can bridge.
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Teju Cole
There was a feeling during the years of George W. Bush's presidency that his gracelessness as well as his appetite for war were linked to his impatience with complexity. He acted 'from the gut,' and was economical with the truth until it disappeared.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRACELESSNESS»

Discover the use of gracelessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gracelessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life-Changing Verses
Gracelessness” shows itselfwhen we talk about others in a way to make sure that the person we are talking to has the same perspective that we have of how bad the others are. This is all too common because we feel like someone else ...
Carlton Lee Arnold, 2013
2
Plato and the Divided Self
there is grace (euskhêmosunê) and gracelessness (askhêmosunê)” (401a); he goes on to add that gracelessness and bad rhythm are akin to bad words ( kakologia) and bad character (kakoêtheia), whereas the opposites of gracelessness and ...
Rachel Barney, Tad Brennan, Charles Brittain, 2012
3
The National Gallery of Canada: Ideas, Art, Architecture
For in all the arts, he wrote in an important passage, there is grace or gracelessness. And gracelessness and evil rhythm and disharmony are akin to evil speaking and the evil temper, but the opposite are the symbols and the kin of the oppo- ...
Douglas Ord, 2003
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Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy, (Fourth Edition): from ...
But you can discern, can't you, that grace and gracelessness follow good and bad rhythm respectively? Of course. d Further, if, as we said just now, rhythm and mode must conform to the words and not vice versa, then good rhythm follows fine ...
S. Marc Cohen, Patricia Curd, C. D. C. Reeve, 2011
5
The Dynamics and Contradictions of Evangelisation in Africa: ...
The hangover of such gracelessness on the part of missionaries has not completely vanished. It was not particular to European clergy or limited to Africa and remains a lesson for all missionaries at all times, be they African or European.
Peter Acho Awoh, 2011
6
The Last Reformation: The David Church
... are hearing a Graceless gospel and will fall into legalism, an equally corrupt misrepresentation of the Word of God. God's truth is always the truth, THE WHOLE TRUTH and nothing but the truth. LAWLESSNESS. AND. GRACELESSNESS.
James W. Kehrli, 2010
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Wyclif: Trialogus
Any sin can be called a sin of Gracelessness, because by considering the Grace of God, against which alone sin occurs — that is, sin does not occur against anything unless it occur against that principally — the faithful can recognize the ...
John Wyclif, Stephen E. Lahey, 2013
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Life Drawing: A Deleuzean Aesthetics of Existence
This kind of dancing might even be more exposed than when you are dancing a named dance with steps; because it is possible to pretend that the gracelessness of your tango is not your gracelessness, but just your inability to tango. When we  ...
Gordon C.F. Bearn, 2013
9
The Bloomsbury Anthology of Aesthetics
Our bodily nature is full of them, as are the natures of all growing things, for in all of these there is grace and gracelessness. And gracelessness, bad rhythm, and disharmony are akin to bad words and bad character, while their opposites are ...
Joseph J. Tanke, Colin McQuillan, 2012
10
Letters
But somehow my gracelessness isn't all gracelessness, and this is very much what has happened. I waited, first, for the pleasure of looking forward to my letter and for that of leaving you to feel for awhile that you had written last, that I was in  ...
Henry James, Leon Edel, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRACELESSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gracelessness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Leave U2 alone: Why did one of our best rock bands become so …
... proudly imperfect and always having to apologize for social gracelessness. Depending on the level of fandom, this personality trait is either ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Tan: A reflection on US Supreme Court's decision on same-sex …
Has our gracelessness pushed people to finally disregard our message of hope in Christ? When Lady Gaga visited Manila we were so quick to ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
3
Someone Tried to Do a Kramer Entrance at Hulu's 'Seinfeld …
Kramer's apartment entrance variations formed an iconic move so devoid of grace, its very gracelessness becomes an inverted grace all its ... «Complex, Jun 15»
4
Dissolve Parliament? In Harper's Canada, Parliament Dissolves You
In another moment of abject gracelessness at the conclusion of the TRC, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt sat rooted to his seat, ... «TheTyee.ca, Jun 15»
5
Diss and you don't diss alone
Incidentally for the record, Sharma's justifiable lament was over professional misconduct and gracelessness by a sari designer, as for ... «Mid-Day, Jun 15»
6
Why sorry is the hardest word for the DWP over disability benefit fiasco
But the DWP, which has form in this regard, last week raised the bar in terms of institutional gracelessness. It is difficult to think of any other ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
Ottawa gets it right with O'Connor bike lane
Perhaps this gracelessness makes residents more receptive to something different — nothing bold, now, just some bike lanes. A north-south ... «MetroNews Canada, Jun 15»
8
Muddled Thriller Survivor Pits Jovovich vs. Bronson vs. Boredom
Former Wachowskis protégé James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) handles both action and interpersonal drama with equal gracelessness ... «Village Voice, Jun 15»
9
Halt And Catch Fire: “SETI”
There's still a gracelessness to the writing that suggests the show will not become the new, big prestige drama AMC finds itself without for the ... «A.V. Club Austin, May 15»
10
Crash Course to UFC 187: Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson
He is hated (for his dominance and its gracelessness). Whether you watch his fights to cheer on his pre-eminence or to root for his demise, you ... «SI.com, May 15»

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