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Synonyms for oafishness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ohf
Phonetic Transcription : oÊŠf

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Définition of oafishness

Origin :
  • 1620s, auf, oph (modern form from 1630s), "a changeling; a foolish child left by the fairies" [Johnson], from a Scandinavian source, cf. Norwegian alfr "silly person," in Old Norse, "elf" (see elf). Hence, "a misbegotten, deformed idiot." Until recently, some dictionaries still gave the plural as oaves.
  • As in awkwardness : noun clumsiness; inelegance
Example sentences :
  • All the oafishness and surly awkwardness of the half-boy period was gone.
  • Extract from : « The Pearl of Orr's Island » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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