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Friday, January 22, 2021
synonym for
tact
finesse
noun
[ fi-
ness
]
finesse
is another word for
tact
The nouns
tact
and
finesse
overlap in many ways. Their differences are made visible in how they are used.
Tact
is often discussed as a thing a person possesses, like a sixth sense for what is appropriate in social setting:
He had enough tact to not ask the question in public
.
Finesse
is something that is shown or applied in an action, and this term is not necessarily concerned with social suavity:
The author wove together the myriad storylines with great finesse
. The artfulness implied in
finesse
further distinguishes it from
tact
. While
tact
implies great sensitivity and empathy,
finesse
suggests extreme delicacy.
Commonly found as
lack finesse
She had hoped the presentation would lay out an inspired holistic vision for the company, but it lacked
finesse
and felt a little clumsy overall.
handle with finesse
The film editors
handled
all the last-minute directorial changes
with finesse
, quietly working to splice together the final scenes.
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Jan 23
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lament
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
synonym for
mourn
lament
verb
[ l
uh
-
ment
]
lament
is another word for
mourn
To
mourn
is to feel or express sorrow or grief over something. The verb
lament
also conveys sorrow, but sorrow tinged with regret. To
lament
something is to be deeply saddened by it and, perhaps with a degree of frustration, to wish it were not so. This verb is commonly used to talk about loss, either of people or of items deemed valuable for a specific purpose. One might also
lament
an unfortunate turn of events.
Commonly found as
lament the loss
The conductor
lamented the loss
of her best violinist, who had accepted a position with another orchestra.
bitterly lament
The editorial
bitterly lamented
the city's failure to prepare for such a disaster.
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Jan 22
finesse
Jan 20
solemnly
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
synonym for
earnestly
solemnly
adverb
[
sol
-
uh
m-lee ]
solemnly
is another word for
earnestly
Something that is done
earnestly
is done with deep and sincere feeling. Something that is done
solemnly
is done in a serious, formal, or ceremonial manner, and perhaps also in a way that is legally binding. This somber adverb conveys a sense of weighty importance, and is overwhelmingly used with the verb
swear
, as in the U.S. presidential oath of office: “I do
solemnly
swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Commonly found as
solemnly swear
In the mock inauguration for her civics class, the student
solemnly swore
to faithfully execute the office of yearbook section editor.
slowly and solemnly
He didn't say much after hearing the bad news; he just nodded
slowly and solemnly
, which, in its own way, said quite a lot.
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Jan 21
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