Visual meaning of 'gauche' - Social Visual Dictionary

Visual illustration of gauche: Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling. - Image 1

adjective

Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling.

Examples:

"During the formal dinner, Mark's gauche attempt to cut his steak with a spoon made everyone at the table uncomfortable. "

character attitude person quality society

Visual illustration of gauche: Skewed, not plane. - Image 1

adjective

Skewed, not plane.

Examples:

"The carpenter's saw cut the board in a gauche angle, making it unusable. "

appearance style

Visual illustration of gauche: Describing a torsion angle of 60°. - Image 1

adjective

Describing a torsion angle of 60°.

Examples:

"The molecule's gauche conformation, with a 60° torsion angle, introduces some steric strain. "

technical chemistry

Related Words

Visual illustration for the word "attempt" - The action of trying at something.

/əˈtɛmpt/

The action of trying at something.

"It was worth the attempt."

Visual illustration for the word "awkward" - Someone or something that is awkward.

/ˈɑkwɚd/ /ˈɔːkwəd/ /ˈɔkwɚd/

Someone or something that is awkward.

"The awkward at the party kept bumping into people and spilling his drink. "

Visual illustration for the word "uncomfortable" - Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

uncomfortableadjective

/ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/

Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

"The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs."

Visual illustration for the word "lacking" - To be without, to need, to require.

/ˈlækɪŋ/

To be without, to need, to require.

"My life lacks excitement."

Visual illustration for the word "unusable" - Not usable.

unusableadjective

/ʌnˈjuːzəbəl/ /ʌnˈjuːzɪbəl/

"The toilet was unusable because it was blocked."

Visual illustration for the word "conformation" - The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

conformationnoun

/kɑn.foʊɹˈmeɪʃən/

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

"The company required conformation to the new safety regulations from all employees to ensure a safer work environment. "

Visual illustration for the word "bumbling" - To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.

/ˈbʌmblɪŋ/

To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.

"Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them."

Visual illustration for the word "describing" - To represent in words.

/dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

To represent in words.

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

Visual illustration for the word "introduces" - (of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːsɪz/ /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪz/

(of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

"Let me introduce you to my friends."

Visual illustration for the word "everyone" - Every person.

everyonepronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Visual illustration for the word "carpenter" - A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/ /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/

A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

"The carpenter built a new wooden bookshelf for my bedroom. "

Visual illustration for the word "molecule" - The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

/ˈmɒləkjuːl/ /ˈmɑləkjul/

The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

"Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom."