Definition of savoir faire in English:

savoir faire

noun savwaʀ fɛʀˌsavwɑː ˈfɛːˌsævwɑr ˈfɛr

mass noun

The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
this is a gracious occasion, so try to behave with a bit of savoir faire
Example sentencesExamples
- Nicholson dives into the project with gusto, marshaling the administrative savoir faire that he and his men have amassed through years of maintaining the British Empire.
- To give it a touch of savoir faire, his logo was an elegant-looking man in a top hat.
- Written off by some as a pantheistic eco-nut, Hill demonstrated an impressive savoir faire for waging an effective media campaign.
- The trusty actor does much to make Alceste bearable with precise diction, polished movements, and general savoir faire.
- Henry Knight is a man of letters, older, richer, and endowed with the savoir faire which Stephen lacks.
- Marshall spent 12 massively frustrating months using every ounce of military professionalism and political savoir faire he could muster to achieve some sort of modus vivendi between the two competing factions, ultimately to no avail.
- Louisiana, specifically New Orleans, is a swampy mix of sultry southern enchantment and French savoir faire.
- Perhaps we fellow painters best understand the enormous risks she confronts at every turn, and quietly applaud her savoir faire.
- Her estimation of the revolutionary importance of her ideas was perhaps excessive, but Joyce admired her ambition and her savoir faire.
- The latter shouldn't be a problem for his successor, who is famous for his savoir faire.
- Imagine the rugged masculinity of Clark Gable combined with the savoir faire of Cary Grant and you get a sense of his urbane thief about town Daniel Ocean.
- The workplace is stainless-steel spic-n-span, but the savoir faire is strictly old school.
- They didn't have the presence or savoir faire that Mr Carlyle brought to the part.
- Middle class people can claim neither the heroic struggles of the proletariat nor the cultural hauteur and effortless savoir faire of the aristocracy.
Synonyms
social skill, social grace(s), urbanity, urbaneness, suaveness, suavity, finesse, sophistication, poise, aplomb, grace, adroitness, accomplishment, polish, style, smoothness, tact, tactfulness, diplomacy, soft skills, discretion, delicacy, sensitivity
assurance, confidence, knowledge, know-how
French savoir vivre
informal savvy

Origin

Early 19th century: French, literally 'know how to do'.

Rhymes

affair, affaire, air, Altair, Althusser, Anvers, Apollinaire, Astaire, aware, Ayer, Ayr, bare, bear, bêche-de-mer, beware, billionaire, Blair, blare, Bonaire, cafetière, care, chair, chargé d'affaires, chemin de fer, Cher, Clair, Claire, Clare, commissionaire, compare, concessionaire, cordon sanitaire, couvert, Daguerre, dare, debonair, declare, derrière, despair, doctrinaire, éclair, e'er, elsewhere, ensnare, ere, extraordinaire, Eyre, fair, fare, fayre, Finisterre, flair, flare, Folies-Bergère, forbear, forswear, foursquare, glair, glare, hair, hare, heir, Herr, impair, jardinière, Khmer, Kildare, La Bruyère, lair, laissez-faire, legionnaire, luminaire, mal de mer, mare, mayor, meunière, mid-air, millionaire, misère, Mon-Khmer, multimillionaire, ne'er, Niger, nom de guerre, outstare, outwear, pair, pare, parterre, pear, père, pied-à-terre, Pierre, plein-air, prayer, questionnaire, rare, ready-to-wear, rivière, Rosslare, Santander, scare, secretaire, share, snare, solitaire, Soufrière, spare, square, stair, stare, surface-to-air, swear, Tailleferre, tare, tear, their, there, they're, vin ordinaire, Voltaire, ware, wear, Weston-super-Mare, where, yeah

Definition of savoir faire in US English:

savoir faire

nounˌsævwɑr ˈfɛrˌsavwär ˈfer

The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
this is a gracious occasion, so try to behave with a bit of savoir faire
Example sentencesExamples
- Louisiana, specifically New Orleans, is a swampy mix of sultry southern enchantment and French savoir faire.
- Perhaps we fellow painters best understand the enormous risks she confronts at every turn, and quietly applaud her savoir faire.
- Written off by some as a pantheistic eco-nut, Hill demonstrated an impressive savoir faire for waging an effective media campaign.
- Nicholson dives into the project with gusto, marshaling the administrative savoir faire that he and his men have amassed through years of maintaining the British Empire.
- To give it a touch of savoir faire, his logo was an elegant-looking man in a top hat.
- The workplace is stainless-steel spic-n-span, but the savoir faire is strictly old school.
- Henry Knight is a man of letters, older, richer, and endowed with the savoir faire which Stephen lacks.
- The latter shouldn't be a problem for his successor, who is famous for his savoir faire.
- They didn't have the presence or savoir faire that Mr Carlyle brought to the part.
- Her estimation of the revolutionary importance of her ideas was perhaps excessive, but Joyce admired her ambition and her savoir faire.
- The trusty actor does much to make Alceste bearable with precise diction, polished movements, and general savoir faire.
- Marshall spent 12 massively frustrating months using every ounce of military professionalism and political savoir faire he could muster to achieve some sort of modus vivendi between the two competing factions, ultimately to no avail.
- Imagine the rugged masculinity of Clark Gable combined with the savoir faire of Cary Grant and you get a sense of his urbane thief about town Daniel Ocean.
- Middle class people can claim neither the heroic struggles of the proletariat nor the cultural hauteur and effortless savoir faire of the aristocracy.
Synonyms
social skill, social grace, social graces, urbanity, urbaneness, suaveness, suavity, finesse, sophistication, poise, aplomb, grace, adroitness, accomplishment, polish, style, smoothness, tact, tactfulness, diplomacy, soft skills, discretion, delicacy, sensitivity

Origin

Early 19th century: French, literally ‘know how to do’.

单词	savoir faire
释义	Definition of savoir faire in English: savoir faire noun savwaʀ fɛʀˌsavwɑː ˈfɛːˌsævwɑr ˈfɛr mass noun The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations. this is a gracious occasion, so try to behave with a bit of savoir faire Example sentencesExamples Nicholson dives into the project with gusto, marshaling the administrative savoir faire that he and his men have amassed through years of maintaining the British Empire. To give it a touch of savoir faire, his logo was an elegant-looking man in a top hat. Written off by some as a pantheistic eco-nut, Hill demonstrated an impressive savoir faire for waging an effective media campaign. The trusty actor does much to make Alceste bearable with precise diction, polished movements, and general savoir faire. Henry Knight is a man of letters, older, richer, and endowed with the savoir faire which Stephen lacks. Marshall spent 12 massively frustrating months using every ounce of military professionalism and political savoir faire he could muster to achieve some sort of modus vivendi between the two competing factions, ultimately to no avail. Louisiana, specifically New Orleans, is a swampy mix of sultry southern enchantment and French savoir faire. Perhaps we fellow painters best understand the enormous risks she confronts at every turn, and quietly applaud her savoir faire. Her estimation of the revolutionary importance of her ideas was perhaps excessive, but Joyce admired her ambition and her savoir faire. The latter shouldn't be a problem for his successor, who is famous for his savoir faire. Imagine the rugged masculinity of Clark Gable combined with the savoir faire of Cary Grant and you get a sense of his urbane thief about town Daniel Ocean. The workplace is stainless-steel spic-n-span, but the savoir faire is strictly old school. They didn't have the presence or savoir faire that Mr Carlyle brought to the part. Middle class people can claim neither the heroic struggles of the proletariat nor the cultural hauteur and effortless savoir faire of the aristocracy. Synonyms social skill, social grace(s), urbanity, urbaneness, suaveness, suavity, finesse, sophistication, poise, aplomb, grace, adroitness, accomplishment, polish, style, smoothness, tact, tactfulness, diplomacy, soft skills, discretion, delicacy, sensitivity assurance, confidence, knowledge, know-how French savoir vivre informal savvy Origin Early 19th century: French, literally 'know how to do'. Rhymes affair, affaire, air, Altair, Althusser, Anvers, Apollinaire, Astaire, aware, Ayer, Ayr, bare, bear, bêche-de-mer, beware, billionaire, Blair, blare, Bonaire, cafetière, care, chair, chargé d'affaires, chemin de fer, Cher, Clair, Claire, Clare, commissionaire, compare, concessionaire, cordon sanitaire, couvert, Daguerre, dare, debonair, declare, derrière, despair, doctrinaire, éclair, e'er, elsewhere, ensnare, ere, extraordinaire, Eyre, fair, fare, fayre, Finisterre, flair, flare, Folies-Bergère, forbear, forswear, foursquare, glair, glare, hair, hare, heir, Herr, impair, jardinière, Khmer, Kildare, La Bruyère, lair, laissez-faire, legionnaire, luminaire, mal de mer, mare, mayor, meunière, mid-air, millionaire, misère, Mon-Khmer, multimillionaire, ne'er, Niger, nom de guerre, outstare, outwear, pair, pare, parterre, pear, père, pied-à-terre, Pierre, plein-air, prayer, questionnaire, rare, ready-to-wear, rivière, Rosslare, Santander, scare, secretaire, share, snare, solitaire, Soufrière, spare, square, stair, stare, surface-to-air, swear, Tailleferre, tare, tear, their, there, they're, vin ordinaire, Voltaire, ware, wear, Weston-super-Mare, where, yeah Definition of savoir faire in US English: savoir faire nounˌsævwɑr ˈfɛrˌsavwär ˈfer The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations. this is a gracious occasion, so try to behave with a bit of savoir faire Example sentencesExamples Louisiana, specifically New Orleans, is a swampy mix of sultry southern enchantment and French savoir faire. Perhaps we fellow painters best understand the enormous risks she confronts at every turn, and quietly applaud her savoir faire. Written off by some as a pantheistic eco-nut, Hill demonstrated an impressive savoir faire for waging an effective media campaign. Nicholson dives into the project with gusto, marshaling the administrative savoir faire that he and his men have amassed through years of maintaining the British Empire. To give it a touch of savoir faire, his logo was an elegant-looking man in a top hat. The workplace is stainless-steel spic-n-span, but the savoir faire is strictly old school. Henry Knight is a man of letters, older, richer, and endowed with the savoir faire which Stephen lacks. The latter shouldn't be a problem for his successor, who is famous for his savoir faire. They didn't have the presence or savoir faire that Mr Carlyle brought to the part. Her estimation of the revolutionary importance of her ideas was perhaps excessive, but Joyce admired her ambition and her savoir faire. The trusty actor does much to make Alceste bearable with precise diction, polished movements, and general savoir faire. Marshall spent 12 massively frustrating months using every ounce of military professionalism and political savoir faire he could muster to achieve some sort of modus vivendi between the two competing factions, ultimately to no avail. Imagine the rugged masculinity of Clark Gable combined with the savoir faire of Cary Grant and you get a sense of his urbane thief about town Daniel Ocean. Middle class people can claim neither the heroic struggles of the proletariat nor the cultural hauteur and effortless savoir faire of the aristocracy. Synonyms social skill, social grace, social graces, urbanity, urbaneness, suaveness, suavity, finesse, sophistication, poise, aplomb, grace, adroitness, accomplishment, polish, style, smoothness, tact, tactfulness, diplomacy, soft skills, discretion, delicacy, sensitivity Origin Early 19th century: French, literally ‘know how to do’.
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