Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaucheness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gauch-eness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being gauche; awkwardness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"An incident at a rally in Ohio last Sunday resembled an excruciating study in social gaucheness, when Vance suggested Democrats might think drinking Diet Mountain Dew, a popular soft drink, was racist, before laughing at his own lame joke; as the audience remained largely silent, Vance laughed awkwardly, saying: “I love you guys.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English gauche Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English gaucheness From gauche + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

gauchenesses (plural)

Synonyms

crudeness crudity

Questions

What does gaucheness mean?: The quality of being gauche; awkwardness.
Where does gaucheness come from?: Etymology tree English gauche Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English gaucheness From gauche + -ness.

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