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Dictionary: tact·ful   (tăkt'fəl) pronunciation
 
adj.

Possessing or exhibiting tact; considerate and discreet: a tactful person; a tactful remark.

tactfully tact'ful·ly adv.
tactfulness tact'ful·ness n.
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Thesaurus: tactful
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adjective

    Showing sensitivity and skill in dealing with others: delicate, diplomatic, discreet, politic, sensitive. See ability/inability.

 
Antonyms: tactful
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adj

Definition: thoughtful, careful
Antonyms: careless, indiscreet, tactless, unthoughtful


 
WordNet: tactful
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
  Antonym: tactless (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people


 
Translations: Tactful
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - taktfuld, have fingerspidsfornemmelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
diplomatiek, discreet

Français (French)
adj. - plein de tact, délicat, diplomatique, diplomate

Deutsch (German)
adj. - taktvoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διακριτικός, λεπτός, με τακτ

Italiano (Italian)
premuroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - delicado, fino, diplomático

Русский (Russian)
Тактичный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lleno de tacto, discreto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - taktfull, finkänslig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
机智的, 委婉的, 老练的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 機智的, 委婉的, 老練的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 재치 있는, 약삭 빠른

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 如才ない, 適切な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لبيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בעל טאקט, מנומס‬


 
 
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