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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savoir-faire
American Heritage Dictionary:
sa·voir-faire |
n.
The ability to say or do the right or graceful thing. See synonyms at tact.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
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.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
savoir faire |
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Definition: social skill
Antonyms: awkwardness, gaucheness
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- French - savoir-faire: knowledge of what to do or say, esp. in social situation
Rhymes:
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| Roget's Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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