gauche
[ gohsh ]
/ goʊʃ /
adjective
lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
Origin of gauche
1745–55; < French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of
gauchir to turn, veer < Germanic
OTHER WORDS FROM gauche
gauche·ly, adverb gauche·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gauche
gauche gouacheWords nearby gauche
gatt,
gatun,
gatun lake,
gatvol,
gatún lake,
gauche,
gaucher's cell,
gaucher's disease,
gaucherie,
gaucho,
gaud
Definition for gauche (2 of 2)
à gauche
[ a gohsh ]
/ a ˈgoʊʃ /
adverb French.
on or to the left-hand side.
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British Dictionary definitions for gauche
gauche
/ (ɡəʊʃ) /
adjective
lacking ease of manner; tactless
Derived forms of gauche
gauchely, adverb gaucheness, nounWord Origin for gauche
C18: French: awkward, left, from Old French
gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German
wankōn to stagger