diplomatic

C1 Topic:Politics & International Affairs

US /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #7978

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the work of managing relations between countries.

She spent thirty years working in the country's diplomatic service.
2

adj
Skilful and tactful in handling people or sensitive situations.

He gave a diplomatic answer that upset no one.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · skilful and tactful in... diplomatical

Word family

Derived forms diplomaticallynondiplomaticparadiplomaticundiplomatic

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Phrases (1)

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diplomatic corps
the diplomats serving collectively in a particular country or setting

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.

diplomatique French diplōmaticus la-new

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Topics

Politics & International Affairs Word Formation & Derivatives

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# diplomatic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 7978

## Meanings
1. Relating to the work of managing relations between countries.
2. Skilful and tactful in handling people or sensitive situations.

## Examples
- She spent thirty years working in the country's diplomatic service.
- He gave a diplomatic answer that upset no one.

## Derived Forms
- diplomatically
- nondiplomatic
- paradiplomatic
- undiplomatic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diplomatique
- Root: diplōmaticus

## Etymology
From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.

## AI Etymology
Diplomatic comes from French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic. The historical chain includes diplomatique (French) and diplōmaticus (New Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as diplomatically, nondiplomatic, paradiplomatic, and undiplomatic. In present use it covers relating to the work of managing relations between countries and skilful and tactful in handling people or sensitive situations.

## Topics
- Politics & International Affairs
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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