"tactless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtæktləs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tactless.wav Forms: more tactless [comparative], most tactless [superlative]
Rhymes: -æktləs Etymology: From tact + -less. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{suffix|en|tact|less}} tact + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} tactless (comparative more tactless, superlative most tactless)
  1. having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings Synonyms: untactful Derived forms: tactlessness Related terms: tact Translations (without tact): indiscret (Catalan), 不知分寸的 (bùzhīfēncùn de) (Chinese Mandarin), netaktní (Czech), taktløs (Danish), tactloos (Dutch), tahditon (Finnish), taktlos (German), tapintatlan (Hungarian), nenätöin (Ingrian), taktløs (Norwegian Bokmål), seco (Portuguese), нетакти́чный (netaktíčnyj) (Russian), беста́ктный (bestáktnyj) (Russian), indiscreto (Spanish), poco delicado (Spanish), desatinado (Spanish), falto de tacto (Spanish), poco diplomático (Spanish), sin gracia (Spanish), de poco tacto (Spanish), con poco tacto (Spanish), tener poco tacto [verb] (Spanish), sin tacto (Spanish), sin mucho tacto (Spanish), no tener mucho tacto [verb] (Spanish)
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          "sense": "without tact",
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          "sense": "without tact",
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          "sense": "without tact",
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