ETYM From Delicate.
1. Refined taste; tact; SYN. discretion.
2. Smallness of stature; SYN. slightness.
3. Subtly skillful handling of a situation; SYN. diplomacy, discreetness, finesse.

ETYM French diplomatie. This word, like supremacy, retains the accent of its original. Related to Diploma.
Negotiation between nations; SYN. diplomatic negotiations.
Process by which states attempt to settle their differences through peaceful means such as negotiation or arbitration. See foreign relations.

ETYM French, from fin fine. Related to Fine.
1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
2. The act of finessing.

ETYM Old Eng. sotelte, sutilte, Old Fren. sotillete, Latin subtilitas. Related to Subtle, Subtility.
The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; SYN. niceness.

ETYM Latin tactus a touching, touch, from tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. French tact. Related to Tangent.
Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence; SYN. tactfulness.

ETYM Cf. French touche. Related to Touch.
Sensation produced by specialized nerve endings in the skin. Some respond to light pressure, others to heavy pressure. Temperature detection may also contribute to the overall sensation of touch. Many animals, such as nocturnal ones, rely on touch more than humans do. Some have specialized organs of touch that project from the body, such as whiskers or antennae.r /> (Irregular plural: touches).
1. The faculty of touch; SYN. sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality, cutaneous senses.
2. The event of something coming in contact with the body; SYN. touching.
3. The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; SYN. touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling.
4. The act of putting two things together with no space between them; SYN. touching.
5. A small but appreciable amount; SYN. hint, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon.
6. A suggestion of some quality; SYN. trace, ghost.
7. The act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan).
8. Deftness in handling matters.
9. The feel of mechanical action.
10. A distinguishing style; SYN. signature.
11. A slight attack of illness; SYN. spot. + prikaži više