2006-12-09 07:36:56 · 8 answers · asked by tysonkillion 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
As in TACTfull - having the ability to convey something without being obvious or insensitive...
2006-12-09 07:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Something a lot of people (myself included) tend to forget to exercise.
Tact:
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Tact is a careful consideration of the feelings and values of another so as to create harmonious relationships with a reduced potential for conflict or offense. Tact is a virtue.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tact
2006-12-09 07:39:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply put...not what you do or say, but how you do or say it.
You can be angry at someone but tact comes into play in how your relay that anger to the person you are angry with. You can get ignorant and beligerent, or you can use some tact and be calm, cool, and collected. Either way, you are still angry, but the delivery is what will determine the course of how the situation will go.
2006-12-09 07:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by â¤??? ?å???? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just about every answer I've read to this question is right on.
Tact is something this poor old world needs a lot more of.
Tact is saying in a quit aside to your friend ( or even a stranger) " Don't mean to embarrass you but..there's spinach caught between your two front teeth." Instead of grinning like a maniac, pointing at them and loudly proclaiming to all and sundry "Spinach Alert! Spinach Alert! Whoop! Whoop!"
Tact is polite, gentle and kind.
2006-12-09 07:53:33 · answer #4 · answered by Sulkahlee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the keen sense of knowing the right thing to do or say when dealing with people or situations
2006-12-09 07:39:23 · answer #5 · answered by TTerrell 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations
2006-12-09 07:39:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's trying to be honest without being insulting.
2006-12-09 07:40:31 · answer #7 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its what you use on other people to further your agenda.
2006-12-09 07:45:29 · answer #8 · answered by siaosi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋