tactless C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈtæktləs/ UK /ˈtæktləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking sensitivity in dealing with others; undiplomatic His tactless remark about her weight silenced the table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking sensitivity in... undiplomaticinsensitivebluntindiscreetgaucheclumsybrusque ↔ Opposites tactfuldiplomaticdiscreetsensitive Word family Forms tactlessness Derived forms tactlesslytactlessness Related forms tacttactfultactfulness Etymology AI details From tact + -less. Tact is from Latin tactus ('a touch'), from tangere ('to touch'). tactus Latin tangere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tactless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtæktləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtæktləs/ ## Meanings 1. lacking sensitivity in dealing with others; undiplomatic ## Examples - His tactless remark about her weight silenced the table. ## Synonyms - undiplomatic - insensitive - blunt - indiscreet - gauche - clumsy - brusque ## Antonyms - tactful - diplomatic - discreet - sensitive ## Derived Forms - tactlessly - tactlessness ## Related Forms - tact - tactful - tactfulness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tactus - Root: tangere ## Etymology From tact + -less. Tact is from Latin tactus ('a touch'), from tangere ('to touch'). ## AI Etymology Tactless is from tact + -less. Tact is from Latin tactus ('a touch'), from tangere ('to touch'). Important recorded forms include tactus (Latin) and tangere (Latin). Morphologically, -less marks absence or lack, so the word names a state defined by being without the quality or thing expressed by the base. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers lacking sensitivity in dealing with others; undiplomatic. The wider family includes derived forms such as tactlessly and tactlessness and related words such as tact, tactful, and tactfulness. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown