savoir-faire
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sa·voir-faire
(săv'wär-fâr') 
n.
The ability to say or do the right or graceful thing. See synonyms at tact.
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The ability to say or do the right or graceful thing. See synonyms at tact.
[French : savoir, to know how + faire, to do.]
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savoir-faire
noun
- The ability to say and do the right thing at the right time: address, diplomacy, tact, tactfulness. See ability/inability, courtesy/discourtesy.
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savoir faire
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Definition: social skill
Antonyms: awkwardness, gaucheness
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categories related to 'savoir-faire'
- French - savoir-faire: knowledge of what to do or say, esp. in social situation
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