[takt] 
,| 1. | a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. |
| 2. | a keen sense of what is appropriate, tasteful, or aesthetically pleasing; taste; discrimination. |
| 3. | touch or the sense of touch. |
| tact (tākt) n.
[French, from Old French, sense of touch, from Latin tāctus, from past participle of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: These nouns denote the ability to deal with others with skill, sensitivity, and finesse. Tact implies propriety and the ability to speak or act unoffensively: "He had . . . a tact that would preserve him from flagrant error in any society" (Francis Parkman). |
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