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GAUCHENESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement

Example:

the whole town was famous for its crudeness

Synonyms:

crudeness; crudity; gaucheness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gaucheness" is a kind of...):

impoliteness (a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage)

Derivation:

gauche (lacking social polish)

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