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tack (TAK) (noun)
A small sharp nail usually with a wide, flat head: "The teacher used a tack to hang up the notice on the bulletin board."
tact (TAKT) (noun)
1. The ability to do or to say things without offending or upsetting other people: "The success of the international conference depends a great deal on the tact of the political leaders who will be trying to solve some of the economic problems that are on the table for the meeting."
2. The skills to appreciate the delicacy of a situation and to do or to say the kindest or most fitting things; diplomacy: "The boy's father used tact in dealing with their tragedy."

Tact is the knowledge of how far is too far or the skill in making a point without making an enemy.

A tactful husband told his wife, "How do you expect me to remember your birthday when you never look any older?"

People with tact have less to retract.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

—O.A. Batista
tact
The art of making guests feel at home even when you wish they were.
This entry is located in the following unit: Dictionary with a Touch of Humor (page 7)
tact (s) (noun), tacts (pl)
A significant sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate when dealing with other people, including the ability to speak or to behave without offending or upsetting anyone: The use of tact is the ability to get in touch with people and to have relations with them in such a way as to not make anyone feel sad, worried, or angry.
Doing the right thing and to not upset anyone.
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This entry is located in the following unit: tang-, tact-, tast-, ting-, -tig -tag, -teg- (page 5)
Tact: The ability to see others as they wish to be seen.
(Latin: touch, feel; try; reach; handle; evaluate, estimate)
(Greek: arrangement, order, put in order, orientation; the movements or directed responses of motile organisms to stimuli, as indicated by the combining roots)
Word Entries at Get Words: “tact
A sensitivity as to what is appropriate when dealing with other people; using diplomacy without offending or upsetting anyone. (1)