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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dip•lo•mat•ic /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - Government of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy:[before a noun]a diplomatic post; the diplomatic corps.
- skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people;
tactful:He's diplomatic enough not to bring up such a delicate issue.
dip•lo•mat•i•cal•ly, adv.:She handled the controversy very diplomatically. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dip•lo•mat•ic (dip′lə mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentof, pertaining to, or engaged in diplomacy:diplomatic officials.
- skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people;
tactful. - of or pertaining to diplomatics.
- Neo-Latin diplōmaticus, equivalent. to Latin diplōmat- (stem of diplōma) diploma + -icus -ic
- French diplomatique
- 1705–15
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Diplomatic, politic, tactful imply ability to avoid offending others or hurting their feelings, esp. in situations where this ability is important. Diplomatic suggests a smoothness and skill in handling others, usually in such a way as to attain one's own ends and yet avoid any unpleasantness or opposition:By diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone.Politic emphasizes expediency or prudence in looking out for one's own interests, thus knowing how to treat people of different types and on different occasions:a truth which it is not politic to insist on.Tactful suggests a nice touch in the handling of delicate matters or situations, and, unlike the other two, often suggests a sincere desire not to hurt the feelings of others:a tactful way of correcting someone.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blunt, blundering, tactless.
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