Tact definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TACT, n. [L. tactus, from tango, [for tago,] to touch.] 1 ... consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense [syn: tact, tactfulness] [ant: tactlessness] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French, sense ... converted the novel into a play with remarkable skill and tact > 2. a keen sense of what to do or say ... to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense Synonyms: tact, address, poise, savoir faire mean skill and grace in dealing with others. tact implies delicate and considerate perception of what is appropriate < ...
... between nations 2. skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility ; tact Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a the management of international ... relations. b expertise in this. 2 adroitness in personal relations; tact. Etymology: F diplomatie f. diplomatique DIPLOMATIC after aristocratic Webster's ... forms usually employed. 2. Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact. 3. The body of ministers or envoys resident at a ... 1. Art of negotiating, negotiation, international business. 2. Artful management, tact, indirection. Moby Thesaurus Eisenhower Doctrine, Machiavellianism, Machiavellism, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon ... shuttle diplomacy, skill, skillfulness, spheres of influence, statecraft, statesmanship, style, tact, tactfulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, the big ...
... s memory) of particular information < an Internet address > Synonyms: see tact Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 a the place ... adroitness. Syn: Speech; discourse; harangue; oration; petition; lecture; readiness; ingenuity; tact; adroitness. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (addresses, addressing, addressed) Frequency: The ... 3. Skill, art, adroitness, readiness, dexterity, expertness, cleverness, ingenuity, ability, tact, management. 4. Superscription, direction. 5. Manner (in speaking to another ... subjoinder, submit, sue, sue for, suggest, superscribe, superscription, swain, sweetheart, tact, tactfulness, tactics, take aside, take the floor, take the stump ...
... glove] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1864 having or showing tact • tactfully adverb • tactfulness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. having or showing tact. Derivatives: tactfully adv. tactfulness n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tactful Tact"ful, a. Full of tact; characterized by a discerning sense of what is right, proper ...
... Webster's adjective Date: circa 1847 marked by lack of tact < tactless comments > < tactless methods > • tactlessly adverb • tactlessness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. having or showing no tact. Derivatives: tactlessly adv. tactlessness n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tactless Tact"less, a. Destitute of tact. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you describe someone as tactless ...
... Leavis > 2. a. easy self-possessed assurance of manner ; gracious tact in coping or handling; also the pleasantly tranquil interaction between ... a particular way of carrying oneself ; bearing, carriage Synonyms: see tact III. noun Etymology: French, from Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille died ... strike a balance, style, subjective certainty, support, sureness, surety, symmetry, tact, tactics, take off, tone, tranquillity, trust, uphold, way, way of ...
... action; especially a polished sureness in social behavior Synonyms: see tact Oxford Reference Dictionary n. the ability to act suitably in any situation; tact. Etymology: F, = know how to do Moby Thesaurus adroitness, comprehension ... knowledgeability, poise, polish, savvy, skill, smoothness, sophistication, style, suaveness, suavity, tact, tactfulness, urbanity
... how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence] 3: refined taste; tact [syn: delicacy, discretion] 4: the power of making free choices ... solicitude, sound judgment, soundness of judgment, standoffishness, subduedness, subterfuge, suppression, tact, tentativeness, the dark, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, unaffability, unapproachability, uncommunicativeness, uncongeniality, undemonstrativeness ...
... characteristic of diplomacy; "diplomatic immunity" 2: using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted ... or concerned with diplomacy or diplomats < diplomatic relations > 3. employing tact and conciliation especially in situations of stress Synonyms: see suave ... court, who are called the diplomatic body. 2. Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management. 3. Pertaining to ...
... pretense" [syn: finespun, delicate] 6: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit ... defined by the Constitution — New Yorker > (2) requiring skill or tact < in a delicate position > < delicate negotiations > < a delicate operation > (3 ... alone — Daphne Du Maurier > b. marked by care, skill, or tact < delicate handling of a difficult situation > 5. marked by great ...
... a. (1) an individual detail ; item (2) a distinguishing detail < tact is one of her strong points > b. the most important ... 14 a distinctive feature or characteristic (it has its points; tact is not his good point). 15 pungency, effectiveness (their comments ...
... with great skill and style. ...handling momentous diplomatic challenges with tact and finesse. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms I. n ... sophistry, stealth, stealthiness, stratagem, strategy, style, subtilty, subtleness, subtlety, suppleness, tact, tactfulness, talent, taste, tastefulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill ...