“too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate”
Word Forms
gaucheness
noun
an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
gracelessness
noun
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
desmañado
carente de esmalte social
🇮🇹Italian
goffo
privo di lucidità sociale
🇵🇹Portuguese
desajeitado
falta de polimento social
🇷🇺Russian
неловкий
не хватает социального блеска
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भद्दा
सामाजिक पॉलिश की कमी
🇮🇳Tamil
கௌச்
சமூக மெருகூட்டல் இல்லாதது
🇮🇳Telugu
గౌచే
సామాజిక మెరుగు లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
गौचे
सामाजिक पॉलिश नसणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગૌચે
સામાજિક પોલિશનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗೌಚೆ
ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಹೊಳಪಿನ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഗൗഷെ
സോഷ്യൽ പോളിഷ് അഭാവം
🇵🇰Urdu
گاؤچ
سماجی پالش کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
粗俗的
缺乏社交修饰
🇯🇵Japanese
ゴーシュ
社会的な洗練さに欠けている
🇰🇷Korean
어색한
사회적 세련미가 부족하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vụng về
thiếu lịch sự xã hội
🇹🇭Thai
ผ้ากอซ
ขาดความขัดเกลาทางสังคม
🇮🇩Indonesian
kurang ajar
kurang polesan sosial
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أخرق
تفتقر إلى البولندية الاجتماعية
🇮🇷Persian
گچ
فاقد صیقل اجتماعی
🇹🇷Turkish
kabalık
sosyal ciladan yoksun
🇮🇱Hebrew
חֲסַר טַקט
חסר ליטוש חברתי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gauche'?
The primary meaning of 'gauche' is 'lacking social polish'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gauche' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gauche' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gauche' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gauche' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'gauche' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'gauche' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'gauche' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'gauche' in regular conversations?
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Would you classify 'gauche' as formal, casual, or slang?
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