Gauche

Pronunciation: /goʊʃ/

Definitions of gauche

adjective lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless

Example Sentences

A1 She felt gauche at the party because she didn't know anyone.

A2 His gauche attempt at flirting made her uncomfortable.

B1 The new employee's gauche behavior in meetings was off-putting to his colleagues.

B2 Despite his gauche manners, he was still able to make a good impression during the job interview.

C1 Her gauche handling of the delicate situation only made things worse.

C2 The politician's gauche remarks caused a scandal and damaged his reputation.

Examples of gauche in a Sentence

formal Her gauche attempt at making conversation during the business meeting was met with polite nods.

informal He always feels a bit gauche at fancy parties, not sure how to act around all those important people.

slang She felt so gauche wearing that outfit to the party, everyone else was dressed up much nicer.

figurative His social skills were so gauche, it was like watching a bull in a china shop.

Grammatical Forms of gauche

• past tense: gauched
• plural: gauches
• comparative: more gauche
• superlative: most gauche
• present tense: gauches
• future tense: will gauche
• perfect tense: have gauched
• continuous tense: is gauching
• singular: gauche
• positive degree: gauche
• infinitive: to gauche
• gerund: gauching
• participle: gauching

Origin and Evolution of gauche

First Known Use: 1751 year

Language of Origin: French

Story behind the word: The word 'gauche' originated from the French language.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in French to mean 'left', the word 'gauche' evolved in English to mean 'awkward or lacking in social graces'.