Definitions for tactlessness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tact•lessˈtækt lɪs(adj.)

  1. lacking in tact; offendingly blunt; undiplomatic.

Origin of tactless:

1840–50

tact′less•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tactlessness(noun)

    the quality of lacking tact

Wiktionary

  1. tactlessness(Noun)

    The state or quality of being tactless.

  2. tactlessness(Noun)

    The result or product of being tactless.


Translations for tactlessness

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tactlessness(noun)

without tact

a tactless person/remark.

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