Associations to the word «Gauche»

Wiktionary

GAUCHE, adjective. Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling.
GAUCHE, adjective. (mathematics) (archaic) Skewed, not plane.
GAUCHE, adjective. (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle of 60°
GAUCHE CAVIAR, noun. A person who claims to be a socialist who has a lifestyle deemed inconsistent with such beliefs, implying hypocrisy or lack of commitment.

Dictionary definition

GAUCHE, adjective. Lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin