tact
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tact
sensitive perception of what is appropriate in dealing with others: The director has a lot of tact.
Not to be confused with:
tacked – changed a boat’s heading relative to the wind; fastened with a short nail with a sharp point and large head; sewed together loosely with large stitches: tacked the hem of the dress
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tact
(tăkt)n.
Acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending.
[French, from Old French, sense of touch, from Latin tāctus, from past participle of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
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tact
(tækt)n
1. a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others, so as to avoid giving offence or to win good will; discretion
2. skill or judgment in handling difficult or delicate situations; diplomacy
[C17: from Latin tactus a touching, from tangere to touch]
ˈtactful adj
ˈtactfully adv
ˈtactfulness n
ˈtactless adj
ˈtactlessly adv
ˈtactlessness n
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tact
(tækt)n.
1. a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult situations; diplomacy.
2. a keen sense of what is appropriate or tasteful.
[1150–1200; < Latin tāctus sense of touch <tag-, variant s. of tangere to touch]
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tact
, taction - Tact first referred to the sense of touch, from Latin tactus, "touch, sense of touch"; taction is the action of touching.See also related terms for touching.
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Tact
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- Diplomacy, like politics, is the art of the possible —George W. Ball
- A diplomatic note is like an anonymous letter. You can call a fellow anything you want, for nobody can find out exactly whose name was signed to it —Will Rogers
- Discretion like a good priest —George Garrett
- Had about as much finesse as a trained elephant doing the gavotte among ninepins —Cornell Woolrich
- Subtle as fanfare —William McIlvanney
- Subtle as snakes —Christina Rossetti
- Subtle as the London blitz —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- A tactless man is like an axe on an embroidery frame —Malay proverb
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Noun | 1. | tact - consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense considerateness, thoughtfulness, consideration - kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" savoir-faire, address - social skill |
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tact
noun diplomacy, understanding, consideration, sensitivity, delicacy, skill, judgment, perception, discretion, finesse, thoughtfulness, savoir-faire, adroitness Her tact and intuition never failed.
indiscretion, insensitivity, lack of consideration, awkwardness, clumsiness, heavy-handedness, tactlessness, gaucherie, lack of discretion
indiscretion, insensitivity, lack of consideration, awkwardness, clumsiness, heavy-handedness, tactlessness, gaucherie, lack of discretion
Proverbs
"Least said, soonest mended"
"Least said, soonest mended"
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tact
nounThe ability to say and do the right thing at the right time:
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Translations
لَبَاقَةلَباقَه، كِياسَه
takt
takt
tahdikkuus
takt
háttvísi
機転
재치
netaktiškainetaktiškumastaktiškai
takta izjūtatakts
obzirnost
taktfullhet
การมีไหวพริบหรือปฏิภาณดี
sự tế nhị
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tact
n no pl → Takt m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tact
(tӕkt) noun care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them. He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.
ˈtactful adjective showing tact. a tactful person; tactful behaviour.
ˈtactfully adverbˈtactfulness noun
tactless adjective
without tact. a tactless person/remark.
ˈtactlessly adverbˈtactlessness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
tact
→ لَبَاقَة takt takt Takt αβρότητα tacto tahdikkuus tact takt tatto 機転 재치 tact taktfullhet takt tato такт taktfullhet การมีไหวพริบหรือปฏิภาณดี incelik sự tế nhị 机智Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tact
n. tacto; diplomacia, discreción.
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