noun
- plural of gaucheness; instances or qualities of being awkward, tactless, or lacking social grace
Usage: countable noun; typically used in formal or literary contexts
Examples
- His repeated gauchenesses at the dinner party made everyone uncomfortable.
- The speaker's gauchenesses included interrupting guests and making inappropriate jokes.
- Despite her intelligence, her social gauchenesses often hindered her professional relationships.
- The film satirizes the gauchenesses of wealthy characters trying to appear cultured.
- His gauchenesses were forgiven because his intentions were genuinely kind.