- Ungainliness
- Ungainliness Un*gain"li*ness, n. The state or quality of being ungainly; awkwardness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ungainliness
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ungainliness — ungainly ► ADJECTIVE ▪ clumsy; awkward. DERIVATIVES ungainliness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete gainly «graceful», from an Old Norse word meaning straight … English terms dictionary
ungainliness — noun see ungainly … New Collegiate Dictionary
ungainliness — See ungainly. * * * … Universalium
ungainliness — noun The state of being ungainly … Wiktionary
ungainliness — un·gain·li·ness || ÊŒn geɪnlɪnɪs n. uncouthness, gracelessness, inelegance … English contemporary dictionary
ungainliness — un·gain·li·ness … English syllables
ungainliness — See: ungainly … English dictionary
ungainliness — noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant • Syn: ↑gawkiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ungainly, ↑gawky (for: ↑gawkiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ungainly — ungainliness, n. /un gayn lee/, adj., ungainlier, liest, adv. adj. 1. not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style. adv. 2. in an awkward manner. [1150 1200; (adv.) ME ungeinliche, equiv. to un UN 1 + later… … Universalium
gawkiness — noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant • Syn: ↑ungainliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ungainly (for: ↑ungainliness), ↑gawky • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
