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Life-writing calls for any number of dubious gifts: A touch of O.C.D., a lack of imagination, a large desk, neutrality of Swiss proportions, tactlessness, a high tolerance for archival dust. Most of all it calls for an act of displacement. 'To find your subject, you must in some sense lose yourself along the way,' is Richard Holmes's version.
Stacy Schiff

Meaning of "tactlessness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TACTLESSNESS

tactlessness  [ˈtæktlɪsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TACTLESSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tactlessness 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 TACTLESSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tactlessness in the English dictionary

The definition of tactlessness in the dictionary is the fact of behaving in a way that is likely to offend other people. Other definition of tactlessness is a quality that is likely to offend other people.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TACTLESSNESS


aimlessness
ˈeɪmlɪsnɪs
artlessness
ˈɑːtlɪsnɪs
childlessness
ˈtʃaɪldlɪsnɪs
faithlessness
ˈfeɪθlɪsnɪs
fearlessness
ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs
fecklessness
ˈfɛklɪsnɪs
guiltlessness
ˈɡɪltlɪsnɪs
heartlessness
ˈhɑːtlɪsnɪs
homelessness
ˈhəʊmlɪsnɪs
lifelessness
ˈlaɪflɪsnɪs
nervelessness
ˈnɜːvlɪsnɪs
noiselessness
ˈnɔɪzlɪsnɪs
relentlessness
rɪˈlɛntlɪsnɪs
senselessness
ˈsɛnslɪsnɪs
shamelessness
ˈʃeɪmlɪsnɪs
shiftlessness
ˈʃɪftlɪsnɪs
spotlessness
ˈspɒtlɪsnɪs
tastelessness
ˈteɪstlɪsnɪs
thriftlessness
ˈθrɪftlɪsnɪs
worthlessness
ˈwɜːθlɪsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TACTLESSNESS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE TACTLESSNESS

biliousness
business
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of tactlessness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tactlessness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TACTLESSNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

木纳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la falta de tacto
570 millions of speakers

English

tactlessness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tactlessness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tactlessness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бестактность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tactlessness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কৌশলহীনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indélicatesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berwaspada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taktlosigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

要領の悪さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tactlessness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tactlessness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tactlessness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tactlessness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुशलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

patavatsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mancanza di tatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brak taktu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нетактовність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tactlessness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έλλειψη λεπτότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tactlessness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tactlessness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tactlessness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tactlessness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TACTLESSNESS»

The term «tactlessness» is normally little used and occupies the 144.708 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TACTLESSNESS» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «TACTLESSNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tactlessness.
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Stacy Schiff
Life-writing calls for any number of dubious gifts: A touch of O.C.D., a lack of imagination, a large desk, neutrality of Swiss proportions, tactlessness, a high tolerance for archival dust. Most of all it calls for an act of displacement. 'To find your subject, you must in some sense lose yourself along the way,' is Richard Holmes's version.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TACTLESSNESS»

Discover the use of tactlessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tactlessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Higher Aspect of Nursing
There is, perhaps, no temptation in human life so unconsciously and innocently yielded to by women as that of Tactlessness. It is so generally misunderstood and so little attention is given the subject that in the regular rounds of life we meet ...
Gertrude Harding, 1919
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Listening with the Third Ear
these cases of tactlessness analytically, they will appear to us in the form of blunders serving secret, unconscious purposes. Wc must, therefore, regard these blunders in social intercourse exactly like others, such as forgetfulness, or mistakes ...
Theodor Reik, 1983
3
Surprise and the Psycho-Analyst: On the Conjecture and ...
If we investigate these subtler instances of tactlessness analytically, these social cases, so difficult to nail down, of deficiency in good breeding, good taste, and good manners, we shall find again and again that such errors are expressions of  ...
Theodor Reik, 1999
4
Witnesses to Permanent Revolution: The Documentary Record
And finally, we would surely have to consider the greatest tactlessness to be the historical birth of the proletariat, when it first appeared in the light of day as an independent class [Applause], for that was what initiated both its 'isolated position ' ...
Richard B. Day, Daniel Gaido, 2009
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The Mule on the Minaret: A Novel about the Middle East
Perhaps if he had he would be a little more sympathetic to the British major's tactlessness —if tactlessness was the right word; obtuseness perhaps was better; or should we make a combination—obtuse tactlessness. Much of the major's ...
Alec Waugh, 2011
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The Portable Greek Reader
TACTLESSNESS NOW Tactlessness is a pain-giving failure to hit upon the right moment; and your Tactless man he that will acost a busy friend and ask his advice, or serenade his sweetheart when she is sick of a fever. He will go up to one ...
W. H. Auden, 1977
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Young Wilhelm: The Kaiser's Early Life, 1859-1888
Rudolf, Wilhelm reported, had 'been able to talk much with the Kaiser and is full of reverence for him'.109 Only Wilhelm's parents were disquieted by the tactlessness and callousness which Wilhelm had shown in extending such an invitation.
John C. G. Röhl, 1998
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Rhetoric, Remembrance, and Visual Form: Sighting Memory
®tactlessness. ̄22. The images collected in his book are of the same genre as those taken by Gronefeld and other soldiers: long shot documentationsofviolent crimes. Accordingto Schönberner,the images arealmostalie becausethey ...
Anne Teresa Demo, Bradford Vivian, 2012
9
Current and Historical Perspectives on the Borderline Patient
... they themselves are perceived by others, and tactlessness), all reflect loss of the more discriminatory aspects of reality testing determined by ego and superego pathology. Reality testing in this broad sense does have some prognostic value.
Reuben Fine, Herbert S. Strean, 1989
10
Attention
colleague may be explicable by my tactlessness; but the former is an exhibition of this tactlessness and the latter its effect. Since we can say either that my tactlessness or my mentioning the topic of promotion was the cause of my colleague's ...
Alan R. White, 1964

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TACTLESSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tactlessness is used in the context of the following news items.
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George Steiner, The Wisest of Men: 'My Main Gift Has Been A …
As well, it may have contributed to what Steiner considers his chief talent: "In my whole life, my main gift has been a cosmic tactlessness." We're sitting in his ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Why Donald Trump Matters
On one hand, we absolutely love covering him—Trump's intoxicating combination of boorishness, ignorance, tactlessness, and overconfidence, all wrapped up ... «The American Prospect, Jul 15»
3
Breathing life into the presidential debates
Given his tactlessness and glaring lack of presidential qualifications, Mr. Trump's participation would guarantee fireworks and turn the debates into a circus. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
4
Share “Jules Witcover: Breathing life into the...”
Given his tactlessness and glaring lack of presidential qualifications, Trump's participation would guarantee fireworks and turn the debates into a circus. The big ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
5
'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' is a sweet take on a teen weeper
With disarming tactlessness, he insists on sticking around, and the story begins with the title "Day 1 of Doomed Friendship." Olivia Cooke, a winsome veteran of ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
6
Fiscal crisis cries out for leadership
Phillips executed that first goal by cutting spending and balancing the budget. We've already criticized the tactlessness with which those cuts were implemented ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
7
How tactlessness – and social media – ruined a Nobel laureate
Social media is such a powerful amplifier that it can catapult one person to superstardom and abruptly put an end to another person's storied career – all in a ... «Manila Standard Today, Jun 15»
8
Proteas fans appeal for honesty
Cape Town - Cricket South Africa's (CSA) disastrous public relations campaign continues to clear the boundaries of tactlessness with the same ease as AB De ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
9
Show compassion, not self-righteousness
Unfortunately, Pasir Mas MP Nik Mohamad Abduh has displayed extreme tactlessness and apathy towards those who are in need of aid and rescue, by using ... «Free Malaysia Today, Dec 14»
10
Pals bored as friend keeps talking about same thing
DEAR PHILADELPHIA: Your very-close someone gets points off for tactlessness, but still did you a favor. Painful as it is, it's better to know you've maxed out at ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 14»

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