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Meanings of tact in English
Sensitivity to social cues.
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Usage of tact in English
1
Politicians soon discovered in George Ingram natural prudence and tact in behavior.
2
You have the tact to do the thing in the right way.
3
He had the right, yes; but he had been wanting in tact.
4
The tact of the Greeks in matters of this kind was infallible.
5
His usual tact had deserted him in the extremity of the situation.
6
Lots of colleagues got a good giggle at the lack of tact.
7
Some of the best and ablest of men are wanting in tact.
8
Mr. Leach has much tact in finding out the professions of people.
9
She had almost childlike confidence in the tact of her unscrupulous mother.
10
Some women are totally deficient in the essentially feminine quality of tact.
11
The greatest tact was necessary, urged Perez, in dealing with the King.
12
Atticus had the tact and skill in worldly matters, which Cicero lacked.
13
It'll need a lot of tact and diplomacy to win it back.
14
Trudeau may find he needs all the diplomatic tact he can muster.
15
She realized the response lacked tact, but it was the unavoidable truth.
16
He makes himself useful in any way that tact and courtesy suggest.
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Translations for tact
Catalan
Spanish
Tact through the time
Tact across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common