Antonyms for ungainliness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uhn-geyn-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈgeɪn li

Definition of ungainliness

Origin : 1610s, originally "unfit, improper," from Middle English ungeinliche, from ungein (c.1400) "inconvenient" (from un- (1) "not" + Old Norse gegn "convenient") + -like.

As in awkwardness : noun clumsiness; inelegance
As in clumsiness : noun maladroitness

Example sentences :

To the ungainliness of her figure her mode of dressing not a little contributed.
Extract from : « The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete » by Charles James Lever (1806-1872)

Also an air of ungainliness in the lines of the lean body, rather than the feline smoothness and grace of the norm-blend.
Extract from : « The Old Martians » by Roger Phillips Graham

Spite of its size and ungainliness, it is very nimble, and can accomplish a leap of upwards of six feet in height.
Extract from : « The Desert World » by Arthur Mangin

The King was plain even to ungainliness—a strange thing for the son of one of the most beautiful women that ever lived.
Extract from : « It Might Have Been » by Emily Sarah Holt

His ungainliness gave him enough of the air of his simile to set Rosa off laughing heartily.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Edwin Drood » by Charles Dickens

Though of unshapely body and awkward gait, his ungainliness intensified by his long hair, the goat is a most skillful climber.
Extract from : « The Rocky Mountain Wonderland » by Enos A. Mills

Demosthenes combated an impediment in speech and ungainliness of gesture, which at first drove him from the forum in disgrace.
Extract from : « Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching » by Henry Ware

The exigencies of the beadwork, however, lends a certain stiffness and ungainliness to the figures.
Extract from : « Chats on Old Lace and Needlework » by Emily Leigh Lowes

He was conscious of his ungainliness and reddened a little as he fumbled on the inside and outside of his coat.
Extract from : « Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences » by Frank R. Stockton

Synonyms for ungainliness

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