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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tact•less  (takt′lis),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. lacking tact;
    showing no tact;
    undiplomatic;
    offendingly blunt:a tactless remark.
  • tact + -less 1840–50
tact′less•ly, adv. 
tact′less•ness, n. 
    rude, inconsiderate, thoughtless, brash, boorish.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tact /tækt/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. a sense of what to say or do so as to avoid giving offense:Sometimes she has no tact.
tact•ful, adj. 
tact•ful•ly, adv. 
tact•less, adj. : a few tactless remarks.
tact•less•ly, adv. 

-tact-, root. 
    1. -tact- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "touch.'' This meaning is found in such words as: contact, intact, tact, tactile.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tact (takt),USA pronunciation 
  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.
  • Latin tāctus sense of touch, equivalent. to tag-, variant stem of tangere to touch + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
  • 1150–1200
    1. perception, sensitivity; diplomacy, poise.
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