maladroitness :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (5)

awkwardness, ineptness, clumsiness, slowness, ineptitude

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

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Fuzzynyms (10)

inability

n. lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

inefficacy, inefficaciousness

n. a lack of efficacy

inadequacy, insufficiency

n. a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

deficiency, want, lack

n. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

incompetence, incompetency

n. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

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Antonyms (17)

facility, quickness, adeptness, adroitness, deftness

n. skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"

art, artistry, prowess, superior skill

n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"

facility, proficiency, technique

n. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

accomplishment, attainment, acquisition, skill, acquirement

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

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