GAUCHE


Meaning of GAUCHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgōsh ]

adjective

( sometimes gauch·er sometimes gauch·est )

Etymology: French, literally, left

Date: 1751

1.

a. : lacking social experience or grace ; also : not tactful : crude

it would be gauche to mention the subject

b. : crudely made or done

a gauche turn of phrase

2. : not planar

gauche conformation of molecules

Synonyms: see awkward

• gauche·ly adverb

• gauche·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.