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Even though I'm not a competitive athlete, I have to still maintain things and try to keep myself fit because I am at that age where I need to make sure to get those regular checkups and make sure everything is in tact.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Meaning of "tact" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TACT

From Latin tactus a touching, from tangere to touch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TACT

tact  [tækt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TACT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tact is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tact

Tact may refer to: ▪ Tact, a term used by B. F. Skinner for a type of verbal operant ▪ The Actors Company Theatre ▪ Actors Orphanage, formerly The Actors' Charitable Trust ▪ Tact Meyers, a Galaxy Angel character ▪ The Adolescent and Children's Trust...

Definition of tact in the English dictionary

The definition of tact in the dictionary is a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others, so as to avoid giving offence or to win good will; discretion. Other definition of tact is skill or judgment in handling difficult or delicate situations; diplomacy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TACT


abstract
ˈæbstrækt
act
ækt
attract
əˈtrækt
backed
bækt
compact
kəmˈpækt
contact
ˈkɒntækt
contract
kənˈtrækt
cracked
krækt
exact
ɪɡˈzækt
extract
ɪkˈstrækt
fact
fækt
impact
ˈɪmpækt
intact
ɪnˈtækt
interact
ˌɪntərˈækt
packed
pækt
pact
pækt
react
rɪˈækt
stacked
stækt
tracked
trækt
tract
trækt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TACT

tacrine
tactful
tactfully
tactfulness
tactic
tactical
tactical voting
tactically
tactician
tacticity
tactics
tactile
tactilely
tactilist
tactility
taction
tactless
tactlessly
tactlessness
tactual

WORDS THAT END LIKE TACT

after the fact
as a matter of fact
before the fact
cataract
counteract
distract
enact
environmental impact
eye contact
get in on the act
high-impact
in the abstract
matter of fact
matter-of-fact
question of fact
respiratory tract
retract
subtract
transact
urinary tract

Synonyms and antonyms of tact in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TACT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tact» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tact

Translation of «tact» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TACT

Find out the translation of tact to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tact from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tact» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

机智
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tacto
570 millions of speakers

English

tact
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चातुर्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لَبَاقَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

такт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কৌশলের সূক্ষ্মতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tact
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bijak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Takt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機転
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tact
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tế nhị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुशलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

incelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

takt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

такт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tact
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αβρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ritme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

taktfullhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

taktfullhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tact

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TACT»

The term «tact» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TACT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tact» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tact» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tact

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10 QUOTES WITH «TACT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tact.
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Jean Cocteau
Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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Dane Cook
If you use tact you can say anything, then make it funny.
3
Charles Horton Cooley
A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order, and the like, are merely the decorative surface of oratory.
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Hans Eysenck
Tact and diplomacy are fine in international relations, in politics, perhaps even in business; in science only one thing matters, and that is the facts.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
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Sarah Orne Jewett
Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Even though I'm not a competitive athlete, I have to still maintain things and try to keep myself fit because I am at that age where I need to make sure to get those regular checkups and make sure everything is in tact.
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Ted Koppel
I have the necessary lack of tact.
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Isaac Newton
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
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Dr. Seuss
Step with care and great tact ,and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TACT»

Discover the use of tact in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tact and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Tact of Teaching: The Meaning of Pedagogical Thoughtfulness
Manen writes a text to inspire beginning teachers and to encourage experienced teachers and child specialists to become more reflective about their professional lives.
Max Van Manen, 1991
2
Tact: Do What You Gotta Do, When You Gotta Do It
Four childhood friends realize the sacrifices of life and the price of each sacrifice.
Nya Terry, Donna Flowers, 2010
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No Time for Tact: 365 Days of the Wit, Words, and Wisdom of ...
With an eye-catching design, this book is packed with memorable gems, such as: ?"Stress comes from knowing what is right and doing what is wrong." ?"When people say, 'Let me be honest with you,' it means in the past, they haven't been." ?
Larry Winget, 2009
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Tact in Court: Containing Sketches of Cases Won by Skill, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Joseph Wesley Donovan, 2010
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On Tact, & the Made Up World
Michele Glazer’s poems take on questions of being and value, exploring not just what is, but how it is.
Michele Glazer, 2010
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The Effects of Multiple Exemplar and Intensive Tact ...
Two experiments were conducted to isolate instructional histories sufficient to lead to the emergence of Naming in preschoolers diagnosed with developmental disabilities.
Nirvana Pistoljevic, 2008
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Politeness in Language: Studies in Its History, Theory and ...
We will claim that even relatively simple misunderstandings are sometimes difficult to regulate in intercultural situations because the techniques and strategies of tact for resolving them are not fully shared by the partners. Being interculturally ...
Richard J. Watts, Sachiko Ide, Konrad Ehlich, 2005
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Idea-ology: The Designer's Journey: Turning Ideas Into ...
I ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACTACI ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT AC1 ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT TACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACTAC1 ACT ACT ACTACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ...
Stanley Hainsworth, 2010
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Politics of Touch: Sense, Movement, Sovereignty
Tact refers to a certain preemptive declaration that the body should not move. Tact says, "be careful, do not make yourself known. Retreat." If bodies move as a quality of their becoming-world as Politics of Touch has argued thus far, how might ...
Erin Manning, 2007
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The Philosophical Legacy of Behaviorism
Thus, in the case of the tact "cat", the objects or referents are usually cats, because cats are the respected referents of such tacts i.e. the referents upon which reinforcement of the tact "cat" is dependent. The class of cats, therefore, may be ...
Bruce Thyer, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TACT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tact is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tactile Announces the Availability of Tact Enterprise Manager on …
User management and provisioning – Makes it easy to administer Tact licenses to new employees, manage existing licenses and understand who is using the ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Mind Your Own Damn Business: An Ode to Tact
It's time we have an honest discussion about why you people don't know how to fucking behave. Let's talk about tact: a noble virtue, a lost virtue, a very ... «Jezebel, Jun 15»
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TransAct Technologies Stock: 3 Reasons Why TACT Is a Top …
Compare this to the industry average of 1.17, and it is safe to say that TACT is ... investors shouldn't be surprised to read that we have TACT as a stock with a ... «Zacks.com, Jun 15»
4
Tactile Releases Tact for Android and Tact for Desktop …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tactile, the company on a mission to make the world a happier place to work, today announced the release of Tact ... «Business Wire, May 15»
5
3D Printed “Tact” Prosthetic Hand Takes Functionality to a New Level
Patrick's Tact prosthetic hand rivals in functionality similar commercial devices that cost as much as $30,000 to $40,000. His Instructables page includes a chart ... «3DPrint.com, May 15»
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TransAct Technologies' (TACT) CEO Bart Shuldman on Q1 2015 …
Good day, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the TransAct Technologies First Quarter 2015 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only ... «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
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Tellison return with new single 'Tact Is Dead', announce UK tour dates
Having released 'The Wages Of Fear' all the way back in 2011, the quartet have now returned with a first taste of their third full-length in the form of 'Tact Is Dead' ... «DIY Magazine, Mar 15»
8
NYC Mayor Takes New Tact After Latest Grand Jury Decision
With his relations with police again in the spotlight, de Blasio took a very different tact than he did two months prior. Instead of an emotional speech, his press ... «BET, Feb 15»
9
Beth Henley's Abundance, Tale of Mail-Order Brides in the Wild …
"I am thrilled that TACT will be kicking off 2015 with this wonderful, stirring play," ... TACT/The Actors Company Theatre is a company dedicated to presenting ... «Playbill.com, Feb 15»
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Perpetrators of FGM changing tact
“The girls who still undergo circumcision are victims of entrenched traditions.” To avoid the law, circumcisers have changed tact in this remote village of Kajiado. «The Standard Digital News, Feb 15»

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