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Graceless

adjective/hˌæpləmɪtˈoʊsɪs/
Definition
lacking graciousness
lacking grace; clumsy; ; - Sir Walter Scott
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˌæpləmɪtˈoʊsɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈeɪsləs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈeɪsləs/
3 syllables Say it as /hˌæpləmɪtˈoʊsɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivelacking graciousness
“a totally graceless hostess”
adjectivelacking grace; clumsy; ; - Sir Walter Scott
“a graceless production of the play”
adjectivelacking social polish
“too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate”
Word Forms
unpleasingnessnounthe quality of being unpleasant
gracelessnessnounthe inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
ungracefulnessnounan unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression
gauchenessnounan impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
gnadenlos
es mangelt an Freundlichkeit
🇫🇷French
sans grâce
manque de gentillesse
🇪🇸Spanish
sin gracia
falta de gracia
🇮🇹Italian
sgraziato
privo di gentilezza
🇳🇱Dutch
genadeloos
het ontbreekt aan vriendelijkheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
sem graça
falta de graça
🇷🇺Russian
безобразный
не хватает любезности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
रूपहीन
शालीनता का अभाव
🇧🇩Bengali
অনুগ্রহহীন
অনুগ্রহের অভাব
🇮🇳Tamil
கருணையற்ற
கருணை இல்லாதது
🇮🇳Telugu
దయలేని
దయ లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
कृपारहित
दयाळूपणाचा अभाव
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિષ્ઠુર
દયાનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನುಗ್ರಹವಿಲ್ಲದ
ದಯೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൃപയില്ലാത്ത
കൃപ ഇല്ലായ്മ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ
ਦਿਆਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے عیب
رحم کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
粗鲁的
缺乏仁慈
🇯🇵Japanese
優雅な
礼儀に欠ける
🇰🇷Korean
우아하지 않은
은혜가 부족하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vô duyên
thiếu duyên dáng
🇹🇭Thai
สง่างาม
ขาดความกรุณา
🇮🇩Indonesian
tanpa rahmat
kurang keanggunan
🇵🇭Filipino
walang grasya
kulang sa kagandahang-loob
🇲🇾Malay
tidak anggun
kurang budi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تعوزه الفضيلة
تفتقر إلى الكرم
🇮🇷Persian
بی لطف
فاقد مهربانی
🇹🇷Turkish
zarafetsiz
nezaketten yoksun
🇮🇱Hebrew
חֲסַר חֵן
חסר חסד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'graceless'?
The primary meaning of 'graceless' is 'lacking graciousness'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'graceless' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'graceless' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'graceless' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'graceless' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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