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delicatesse

NOUN

diplomacy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

negotiation

STRONG

artfulness craft delicacy discretion expedience finesse poise politics savoir-faire skill statecraft subtlety

Antonyms

WEAK

bad manners impoliteness rudeness

NOUN

poise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aplomb calmness confidence elegance equanimity grace self-assurance serenity tact

STRONG

address assurance balance bearing cool coolness diplomacy equilibrium gravity polish presence self-possession stasis tactfulness tranquility

WEAK

equability presence of mind sangfroid savoir faire

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitation tactlessness

STRONG

confusion imbalance

WEAK

excitedness

NOUN

tact

Synonyms

STRONGEST

common-sense discretion prudence refinement sensitivity subtlety

STRONG

acumen acuteness address adroitness amenity aptness care consideration control courtesy delicacy diplomacy discernment discrimination gallantry head intelligence judgment penetration perception perspicacity poise policy presence repose skill smoothness suavity tactfulness understanding urbanity

WEAK

good taste horse sense politicness savoir faire

Antonyms

STRONGEST

carelessness

STRONG

agitation bad manners disregard ignorance impoliteness inability ineptness neglect negligence omission rudeness stupidity thoughtlessness upset

WEAK

indiscretion tactlessness

NOUN

tactfulness

Synonyms

STRONG

acumen acuteness address adroitness amenity aptness care consideration control courtesy delicacy diplomacy discernment discretion discrimination gallantry head intelligence judgment penetration perception perspicacity poise policy presence prudence refinement repose savoir-faire sensitivity skill smoothness suavity subtlety understanding urbanity

WEAK

common-sense good taste horse sense politicness savoir faire

Antonyms

STRONG

agitation bad manners carelessness disregard ignorance impoliteness inability ineptness neglect negligence omission rudeness stupidity thoughtlessness upset

Example Sentences

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Sir, you have naturally delicatesse and gaite—but the last has, for some days, been under a cloud.

From The Fallen Leaves by Collins, Wilkie

Fear grace, fear delicatesse; Fear the mellow-sweet, the sucking of honey-juice: Beware the advancing mortal ripening of nature!

From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John

Ils sont tous dorez avec une delicatesse inconnu� aux doreurs d'aujourd'hui.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

Fear grace, elegance, civilization, delicatesse, Fear the mellow sweet, the sucking of honey—juice, Beware the advancing mortal ripening of Nature, Beware what precedes the decay of the ruggedness of states and men.

From Leaves of Grass by Whitman, Walt

I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

delicatesse

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