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tact
tactsensitive 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 dresstact T0010000 (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.]tact (tækt) n1. a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others, so as to avoid giving offence or to win good will; discretion2. 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 ntact (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] 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.Tact See Also: INSULTS - 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
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tact - consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offensetactfulnessconsiderateness, thoughtfulness, consideration - kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings"finesse, diplomacy, discreetness, delicacy - subtly skillful handling of a situationsavoir-faire, address - social skill |
tactnoun 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 discretionProverbs
"Least said, soonest mended"tactnounThe ability to say and do the right thing at the right time:address, diplomacy, savoir-faire, tactfulness.Translationstact (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. 圓滑，得體 圆滑，得体 ˈtactful adjective showing tact. a tactful person; tactful behaviour. 圓滑的 圆滑的ˈtactfully adverb 圓滑地 圆滑地ˈtactfulness noun 圓滑(指待人接物) 圆滑tactless adjective without tact. a tactless person/remark. 不老練的，不圓滑的 不老练的，不圆滑的 ˈtactlessly adverb 不老練地，不圓滑地 不老练地，不圆滑地 ˈtactlessness noun 不圓滑(指待人接物) 不圆滑TACT
TACT Tuned aperature computed tomography Imaging A technology used to study ambiguous breast images, display 2-D images in 3-D and ↓ false negative mammograms. See Mammography. TACT
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tact
Synonyms for tactnoun diplomacySynonyms- diplomacy
- understanding
- consideration
- sensitivity
- delicacy
- skill
- judgment
- perception
- discretion
- finesse
- thoughtfulness
- savoir-faire
- adroitness
Antonyms- indiscretion
- insensitivity
- lack of consideration
- awkwardness
- clumsiness
- heavy-handedness
- tactlessness
- gaucherie
- lack of discretion
Synonyms for tactnoun the ability to say and do the right thing at the right timeSynonyms- address
- diplomacy
- savoir-faire
- tactfulness
Synonyms for tactnoun consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offenseSynonymsRelated Words- considerateness
- thoughtfulness
- consideration
- finesse
- diplomacy
- discreetness
- delicacy
- savoir-faire
- address
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