The meaning of Gauche

ɡəʊʃ

Gauche – definition

adjective
Unsophisticated and socially awkward.
Usage examples:
A shy and gauche teenager
Synonims:
Awkward Gawky Inelegant Graceless Ungraceful Ungainly Bumbling Maladroit Inept Socially awkward Socially inept Lacking in social grace(s)Unpolished Unsophisticated Uncultured Uncultivated Un

adjective
Lacking social polish

adjective
Behaving in a way that is offensive to other people, esp. because of not knowing what is correct or not caring about the feelings of others
Usage examples:
It was gauche to invite them just two days before the party.

Gauche translation into English

Gauche: translate from English into Chinese

左撇子

Gauche: translate from English into Dutch

Gauche, Links, Onhandig

Gauche: translate from English into French

Gauche, Maladroit, Inhabile

Gauche: translate from English into German

Gauke, Linkisch, Ungeschickt, Unbeholfen, Tölpelhaft

Gauche: translate from English into Hindi

भद्दा, फूहड़, बयंहत्था

Gauche: translate from English into Italian

Goffo, Maldestro

Gauche: translate from English into Korean

어색한

Gauche: translate from English into Russian

Неуклюжий, Неловкий, Бестактный

Gauche: translate from English into Spanish

Desmañado, Torpe del nacimiento

Word origin

mid 18th century: French, literally ‘left’.

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Gauche – similar words

gauchely

adverb
If someone behaves gauchely, they behave in an awkward and uncomfortable way with other people, especially because they are young and without experience
Usage examples:
Apart from the gauchely expressed views of a few teenagers, the topic of youth culture is hardly di…

All meanings and translations of Gauchely

Gauche synonims

awkward

adjective
Causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.
Usage examples:
Some awkward questions

All meanings and translations of Awkward

bumbling

adjective
Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent.
Usage examples:
He's a bumbling fool

verb
Move or act in an awkward or confused manner.
Usage examples:
They bumbled around the house

All meanings and translations of Bumbling

gawky

ˈɡɔː.ki

adjective
Nervously awkward and ungainly.
Usage examples:
A gawky teenager

adjective
Tall and awkward
Usage examples:
A gawky teenager

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graceless

adjective
Lacking grace, elegance, or charm.
Usage examples:
He wanted to speak so as not to seem sullen or graceless

adjective
Not attractive in appearance
Usage examples:
He described the house as ugly and graceless., her outwardly graceless appearance camouflages her i…

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inept

adjective
Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
Usage examples:
The referee's inept handling of the match

adjective
Not skilled or effective
Usage examples:
He was always pretty inept at sports., political/social/economic ineptitude

All meanings and translations of Inept

un

juːˈɛn

contraction
One.
Usage examples:
A good 'un

prefix
(added to adjectives, participles, and their derivatives) denoting the absence of a quality or state; not.
Usage examples:
Unabashed

prefix
(added to verbs) denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state.
Usage examples:
Untie

All meanings and translations of Un

uncultured

adjective
Not characterized by good taste, manners, or education.
Usage examples:
To my uncultured palate most of the wines were good

adjective
Someone who is uncultured has not had a good education and does not know a lot about art, music, painting, etc.
Usage examples:
He accused modern schools of churning out uncultured children., they regarded their country cousins…

All meanings and translations of Uncultured

ungainly

ʌnˈɡeɪn.li

adjective
(of a person or movement) awkward; clumsy.
Usage examples:
An ungainly walk

adjective
Awkward in movement

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unpolished

adjective
Not having a polished surface.
Usage examples:
His shoes were unpolished

adjective
Something that is unpolished has not been rubbed using a piece of cloth, a brush, or a machine to clean it and make it shine
Usage examples:
Prices for rough, unpolished diamonds have increased this year., his black shoes were unpolished an…

All meanings and translations of Unpolished

unsophisticated

adjective
Lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes.
Usage examples:
An unsophisticated young man

adjective
Not complicated, not educated, or without a good understanding of culture
Usage examples:
He’s an unsophisticated man, but he has been very successful in business.

All meanings and translations of Unsophisticated

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