Definitions
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
Word origin
Borrowed from French tact, following a semantic shift from earlier tact (“sense of touch; feeling”), borrowed from Latin tāctus (“touched”). The borrowing was likely influenced by earlier English tact (“sense of touch; feeling”), which was a parallel borrowing directly from the Latin.
Used in a sentence
“By the use of tact, she was able to calm her jealous husband.”
“I used tact when I told my fat uncle that his extra weight made him look better.”
“He had formed plans not inferior in grandeur and boldness to those of Richelieu, and had carried them into effect with a tact and wariness worthy of Mazarin.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Diplomatic sensitivity”4 letters
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