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 Common collocations diplomatic corps Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic. diplomatique French diplōmaticus la-new View etymology graph -> Topics Politics & International Affairs Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown