Definition of gauche Gauche

/gowˈʃ/ - [gowsh] - gauche

We found 9 definitions of gauche from 6 different sources.

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What does gauche mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

gauche, gaucher, gauchest

gauche - lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"
  graceless, unpolished
  inelegant lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • gauche (Adjective)
    Awkward or lacking in social grace s; bumbling.
  • gauche (Adjective)
    Skewed, not plane.
  • gauche (Adjective)
    Describing a torsion angle of 60°.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • gauche (n.)
    Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy.
  • gauche (n.)
    Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • gauche
    Lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • gauche
    gōsh, adj. left-handed: clumsy.—n. Gauche′rie (-rē), clumsiness: awkwardness. [Fr.]

Part of speech

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  • gauche, adjective.

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