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Definition of Tactfulness
1. Noun. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense.
Generic synonyms: Considerateness, Consideration, Thoughtfulness
Specialized synonyms: Delicacy, Diplomacy, Discreetness, Finesse, Address, Savoir-faire
Derivative terms: Tactful, Tactful
Antonyms: Tactlessness
Definition of Tactfulness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being tactful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tactfulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tactfulness
Literary usage of Tactfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Job, the Man, the Boss by Katherine Melvina Huntsinger Blackford, Arthur Newcomb (1914)
"tactfulness One who loves men and understands them will usually have the quality
of tactfulness and the faculty of putting others at their ease, ..."
2. The Job, the Man, the Boss by Katherine Melvina Huntsinger Blackford, Arthur Newcomb (1914)
"tactfulness One who loves men and understands them will usually have the ...
of tactfulness and the faculty of putting others at their ease, but this is not ..."
3. The Journal of Educational Research by Educational Research Association (U.S. (1921)
"The results showed that the judges regarded such non-intelligence traits as
industry, loyalty, honesty, tactfulness, sympathy, and cheerfulness as weighing ..."
4. The Journal of Educational Research by American Educational Research Association (1921)
"The results showed that the judges regarded such non-intelligence traits as
industry, loyalty, honesty, tactfulness, sympathy, and cheerfulness as weighing ..."
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