Definitions for TACT
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. tact, tactfulnessnoun

   consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. tactnoun

   The sense of touch; feeling.

2. tactnoun

   The stroke in beating time.

3. tactnoun

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

4. tactnoun

   the ability to deal with embarrassing situation carefully and without doing or saying anything that will annoy or upset other people, Careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense, the ability to say right thing.

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1. tact

   Tact is the ability to deal with sensitive situations, subjects, or people in a way that avoids causing offense, embarrassment or distress. It involves choosing one's words carefully, being intuitively aware of people's feelings, and demonstrating politeness and respect towards others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Tactnoun

   the sense of touch; feeling

2. Tactnoun

   the stroke in beating time

3. Tactnoun

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tact

   takt, n. adroitness in managing the feelings of persons dealt with: nice perception in seeing and doing exactly what is best in the circumstances: (mus.) the stroke in keeping time.—adjs. Tact′ful; Tac′tile, that may be touched or felt.—ns. Tactil′ity, state of being tactile: touchiness; Tac′tion, act of touching: sense of touch.—adj. Tact′less, without tact.—n. Tact′lessness.—adj. Tact′ūal, relating to, or derived from, the sense of touch.—adv. Tact′ūally.—n. Tact′us, the sense of touch. [L. tactus—tangĕre, tactum, to touch.]

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1. TACT

   What does TACT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TACT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Consideration

How to pronounce TACT?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TACT in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TACT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of TACT in a Sentence

1. Marquis de Sade:

   It is certain that stealing nourishes courage, strength, skill, tact, in a word, all the virtues useful to a republican system and consequently to our own. Lay partiality aside, and answer me: is theft, whose effect is to distribute wealth more evenly, to be branded as a wrong in our day, under our government which aims at equality? Plainly, the answer is no.

2. Winston Churchill:

   Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.

3. Angela Merkel:

   Personally, Ithink that illegal migration is one of the challenges for the European Unionand therefore I believe that we shouldn’t act unilaterally, that we shouldn’tact without coordination and that we shouldn’t act in a way that burdens thirdparties, involved.

4. Unknown:

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

5. Howard Newton:

   Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TACT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tact
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TACT
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TACT