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Meanings of tactfulness in English

Portuguese
tino
Catalan
tacte
Spanish
tacto

Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense.

      tino
      Usage of tactfulness in English
      1
      Sophia was certain that the notion of tactfulness had not entered Constance's head.
      The Old Wives' Tale
      2
      There she had a relapse from tactfulness, however, and planted herself to stare.
      Hidden Creek
      3
      The great effectiveness of 'The Spectator's' preaching was due largely to its tactfulness.
      A History of English Literature
      4
      Seeing Chilcote's bewilderment, he came to his rescue with brusque tactfulness.
      The Masquerader
      5
      They divined his moods with the tactfulness of natural sympathy.
      South Wind
      6
      Logical thought, power of appeal and tactfulness never fail to command attention and respect.
      The Writings of Thomas Jefferson / Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of ...
      7
      Every now and then children show a certain tactfulness.
      Dead until dark
      8
      Then, with a tactfulness worthy of graver years, she drew away from the dangerous topic.
      The Quickening
      9
      My father's tactfulness toward us amounted almost to timidity.
      Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by His Son
      10
      Still, I will give Kennedy credit for a tactfulness that I didn't know the old fellow possessed.
      The Silent Bullet
      11
      An incident followed which once more showed the tactfulness of character so desirable and important in a Sovereign.
      The Life of King Edward VII / with a sketch of the career of Kin...
      12
      It was, like the audience, a well-balanced programme, which showed the tactfulness and political acumen of Miss Ashton.
      The Ear in the Wall
      13
      Then he returned to say, with a tactfulness that won the hearts of the eight Gridley High School girls:
      The High School Boys' Canoe Club
      14
      And say what you will about her tactfulness, or lack thereof, no one could ever accuse her of deceitfulness.
      War Of Honor
      15
      The voice had an insinuating quality, but it also had a measured force, a subterranean insistence, a winning tactfulness.
      The Right of Way — Volume 01
      16
      But John, fortified by Susan's look of gratitude for his tactfulness, whispered to his friend-whatSusan could easily guess.
      Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
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      Catalan
      tacte
      Spanish
      tacto
      Tactfulness through the time