"tactful" meaning in All languages combined

See tactful on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtæktfəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tactful.wav Forms: more tactful [comparative], most tactful [superlative]
Etymology: From tact + -ful. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{suffix|en|tact|ful|pos=adjective}} tact + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} tactful (comparative more tactful, superlative most tactful)
  1. Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner. Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: tactfully, tactfulness Translations (possessing tact): тактичен (taktičen) (Bulgarian), discret (Catalan), taktní (Czech), tactvol (Dutch), tahdikas (Finnish), hienotunteinen (Finnish), plein de tact (French), diplomatique (French), taktvoll (German), tapintatos (Hungarian), diszkrét (Hungarian), diplomatikus (Hungarian), бипаз (bipaz) (Kazakh), matawhāiti (Maori), whakahangahanga (Maori), سنجیده (Persian), با ظرافت (Persian), taktowny (Polish), такти́чный (taktíčnyj) (Russian), дипломати́чный (diplomatíčnyj) (Russian), discreto (Spanish), diplomático (Spanish), de mucho tacto (Spanish), такто́вний (taktóvnyj) (Ukrainian)
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