diplomacy

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˈploʊməsi/ UK /dɪˈpləʊməsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the management of relations between nations or the skill of tactful negotiation

Quiet diplomacy averted a war that seemed all but inevitable.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the management of relations... tact statecraft negotiation discretion delicacy finesse statesmanship

Opposites

tactlessness bluntness indiscretion

Word family

Related forms diplomat diplomatic diplomatist diploma

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Phrases (1)

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gunboat diplomacy
the pursuit of diplomatic aims through threats of military force

Noun + noun

Etymology

From French diplomatie, from diplomate ('diplomat'), ultimately from Latin diploma ('official document, charter'), from Ancient Greek diploma ('folded paper'), from diploun ('to double, fold').

diplomatie French diploma Latin díplōma Ancient Greek diplóos Ancient Greek

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# diplomacy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈploʊməsi/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpləʊməsi/

## Meanings
1. the management of relations between nations or the skill of tactful negotiation

## Examples
- Quiet diplomacy averted a war that seemed all but inevitable.

## Synonyms
- tact
- statecraft
- negotiation
- discretion
- delicacy
- finesse
- statesmanship

## Antonyms
- tactlessness
- bluntness
- indiscretion

## Related Forms
- diplomat
- diplomatic
- diplomatist
- diploma

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diplomatie
- Root: diploma
- Root: díplōma
- Root: diplóos

## Etymology
From French diplomatie, from diplomate ('diplomat'), ultimately from Latin diploma ('official document, charter'), from Ancient Greek diploma ('folded paper'), from diploun ('to double, fold').

## AI Etymology
Diplomacy comes from French diplomatie, from diplomate ('diplomat'), ultimately from Latin diploma ('official document, charter'), from Ancient Greek diploma ('folded paper'), from diploun ('to double, fold'). The etymological trail includes French diplomatie, Latin diploma, Ancient Greek díplōma, and Ancient Greek diplóos. As a noun, diplomacy names the management of relations between nations or the skill of tactful negotiation. The same family is visible in related forms such as diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatist, and diploma.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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