Gauche
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡəʊʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gauche is an adjective meaning Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
Meaning
Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
More Meanings
- (mathematics, archaic) Skewed, not plane.
- (chemistry, not comparable) Having a torsion angle of 60°.
Example Sentences
Seeking by vulgar pomp and gauche display In 'good society', to make her way
She looked a trifle gauche, it struck me; more like a country girl with the hoyden taming in her than the well-bred creature she is.
"He's a trifle gauche" said Lady Hammergallow, jumping upon the Vicar's attention. "He neither bows nor smiles. He must cultivate oddities like that. Every successful executant is more or less gauche."
Synonyms for gauche
Depending on context, synonyms include graceless, tactless, unsophisticated, unpolished, gawky, inelegant.
Antonyms for gauche
Common opposites include adroit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inelegant, graceless, unpolished, rive, awkward, left-hand.
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