Synonyms for ungainliness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhn-geyn-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈgeɪn li |
Top 10 synonyms for ungainliness
Définition of ungainliness
Origin :- 1610s, originally "unfit, improper," from Middle English ungeinliche, from ungein (c.1400) "inconvenient" (from un- (1) "not" + Old Norse gegn "convenient") + -like.
- As in awkwardness : noun clumsiness; inelegance
- As in clumsiness : noun maladroitness
- To the ungainliness of her figure her mode of dressing not a little contributed.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete » by Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
- Also an air of ungainliness in the lines of the lean body, rather than the feline smoothness and grace of the norm-blend.
- Extract from : « The Old Martians » by Roger Phillips Graham
- Spite of its size and ungainliness, it is very nimble, and can accomplish a leap of upwards of six feet in height.
- Extract from : « The Desert World » by Arthur Mangin
- The King was plain even to ungainliness—a strange thing for the son of one of the most beautiful women that ever lived.
- Extract from : « It Might Have Been » by Emily Sarah Holt
- His ungainliness gave him enough of the air of his simile to set Rosa off laughing heartily.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Edwin Drood » by Charles Dickens
- Though of unshapely body and awkward gait, his ungainliness intensified by his long hair, the goat is a most skillful climber.
- Extract from : « The Rocky Mountain Wonderland » by Enos A. Mills
- Demosthenes combated an impediment in speech and ungainliness of gesture, which at first drove him from the forum in disgrace.
- Extract from : « Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching » by Henry Ware
- The exigencies of the beadwork, however, lends a certain stiffness and ungainliness to the figures.
- Extract from : « Chats on Old Lace and Needlework » by Emily Leigh Lowes
- He was conscious of his ungainliness and reddened a little as he fumbled on the inside and outside of his coat.
- Extract from : « Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences » by Frank R. Stockton
Antonyms for ungainliness
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