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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tact /tækt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a sense of what to say or do so as to avoid giving offense:Sometimes she has no tact.
tact•ful, adj. tact•ful•ly, adv. tact•less, adj. : a few tactless remarks. tact•less•ly, adv. -tact-, root. - -tact- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "touch.'' This meaning is found in such words as: contact, intact, tact, tactile.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tact (takt),USA pronunciation n. - a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense;
skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. - a keen sense of what is appropriate, tasteful, or aesthetically pleasing;
taste;
discrimination. - touch or the sense of touch.
- Latin tāctus sense of touch, equivalent. to tag-, variant stem of tangere to touch + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
- 1150–1200
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perception, sensitivity; diplomacy, poise.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tact•ful (takt′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - having or manifesting tact:a tactful person; a tactful reply.
tact′ful•ly, adv. tact′ful•ness, n. |