tact

Speech parts

1. tact - Noun

2. tact - Verb

Meaning

The sense of touch; feeling.

The stroke in beating time.

Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grace polish felicity sense policy prudence address care understanding respect fine feeling skill taste perception
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Antonyms

accuracy authenticity correctness chastity austerity openness
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Hypernyms

consideration considerateness

Hyponyms

address diplomacy delicacy finesse discreetness savoir-faire

Phrases with the word

in tact

Anagrams

Catt

Examples

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. Abraham Lincoln

Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far. Jean Cocteau

Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact. Ambrose Bierce

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. Isaac Newton

Without tact you can learn nothing. Benjamin Disraeli

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

tacrolimus TACS tacsonia tactable tactful tactfully