Tactful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæktfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaktfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaktfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈæktfəl/.

Examples

she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion
a tactful remark eased her embarrassment
by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

kid-glove

Antonyms

tactless

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others “she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion”
adjective	showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people “by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone”

Word Forms

tactfulness

noun

consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

taktvoll

ein Gespür dafür zu haben oder zu zeigen, was im Umgang mit anderen angemessen und rücksichtsvoll ist

🇫🇷French

plein de tact

avoir ou montrer une idée de ce qui est approprié et attentionné dans ses relations avec les autres

🇪🇸Spanish

diplomático

Tener o mostrar un sentido de lo que es apropiado y considerado al tratar con los demás.

🇮🇹Italian

pieno di tatto

avere o mostrare un senso di ciò che è appropriato e premuroso nel trattare con gli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

tactvol

gevoel hebben of tonen voor wat gepast en attent is in de omgang met anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

diplomático

ter ou mostrar uma noção do que é adequado e atencioso ao lidar com os outros

🇷🇺Russian

тактичный

иметь или демонстрировать чувство уместности и внимательности в обращении с другими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनम्र

दूसरों के साथ व्यवहार करने में उचित और विचारशील होने की भावना रखना या दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

কৌশলী

অন্যদের সাথে আচরণ করার ক্ষেত্রে কী উপযুক্ত এবং বিবেচ্য তা বোঝানো বা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

தந்திரமான

மற்றவர்களுடன் கையாள்வதில் பொருத்தமானது மற்றும் கரிசனையுடன் இருப்பதைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

యుక్తిగల

ఇతరులతో వ్యవహరించడంలో ఏది సరిపోతుందో మరియు శ్రద్ధగా ఉండాలనే భావాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चातुर्यपूर्ण

इतरांशी वागण्यात काय योग्य आणि विचारशील आहे याची जाणीव असणे किंवा दर्शविणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુશળ

અન્ય લોકો સાથેના વ્યવહારમાં શું યોગ્ય અને વિચારશીલ છે તેની સમજ હોવી અથવા દર્શાવવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾತುರ್ಯಯುತ

ಇತರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ವ್ಯವಹರಿಸುವಾಗ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದದ್ದು ಮತ್ತು ಪರಿಗಣನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തന്ത്രശാലിയായ

മറ്റുള്ളവരുമായി ഇടപഴകുന്നതിൽ അനുയോജ്യവും പരിഗണനയും ഉള്ളത് എന്താണെന്നോ കാണിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਸ਼ਲ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਪੇਸ਼ ਆਉਣ ਵਿਚ ਕੀ ਢੁਕਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਸ਼ੀਲ ਹੈ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تدبیر

دوسروں کے ساتھ برتاؤ کرنے میں کیا مناسب اور قابل غور ہے اس کا احساس رکھنا یا دکھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

机智的

在与他人打交道时具有或表现出适当和体贴的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

機知に富んだ

他人と接する際に何がふさわしいか、思いやりがあるかという感覚を持っている、または示している

🇰🇷Korean

재치 있는

다른 사람을 대할 때 적합하고 사려 깊은 것이 무엇인지에 대한 감각을 갖거나 보여주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khéo léo

có hoặc thể hiện ý thức về những gì phù hợp và chu đáo trong việc đối xử với người khác

🇹🇭Thai

มีไหวพริบ

มีหรือแสดงความรู้สึกถึงสิ่งที่เหมาะสมและเห็นอกเห็นใจในการติดต่อกับผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

bijaksana

memiliki atau menunjukkan rasa pantas dan penuh perhatian dalam berhubungan dengan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

mataktika

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng pakiramdam kung ano ang nararapat at makonsiderasyon sa pakikitungo sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

bijaksana

mempunyai atau menunjukkan rasa apa yang patut dan bertimbang rasa dalam berurusan dengan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لبقة

امتلاك أو إظهار إحساس بما هو مناسب ومراعي في التعامل مع الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

با درایت

داشتن یا نشان دادن حسی که در برخورد با دیگران مناسب و با ملاحظه است

🇹🇷Turkish

incelikli

Başkalarıyla ilişkilerde neyin uygun ve düşünceli olduğu konusunda bir anlayışa sahip olmak veya bunu göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנוּמָס

שיש או מראה תחושה של מה מתאים ומתחשב בהתמודדות עם אחרים

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