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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Clumsiness \Clum"si*ness\, noun The quality of being clumsy.
The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance. --Collier.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
clumsiness
noun
1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}]
2: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: {awkwardness}] [ant: {gracefulness}]
3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: {awkwardness}, {gracelessness}, {stiffness}]
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