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Dictionary: sa·voir-faire   (săv'wär-fâr') pronunciation
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n.
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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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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Definition: social skill
Antonyms: awkwardness, gaucheness

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: social skill
  Synonym: address

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