savoir-faire

savoir-faire
noun
social skill
• Syn: ↑address
• Hypernyms: ↑tact, ↑tactfulness

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n
capability, ability, accomplishment, confidence, assurance, discretion, expertise, finesse, poise, diplomacy, tact, urbanity, social grace(s)
COLLOQ. knowhow
≠ awkwardness, clumsiness, incompetence, inexperience

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[noun]
social know-how (informal), diplomacy, discretion, finesse, poise, social graces, tact, urbanity

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/sav"wahr fair"/; Fr. /sann vwannrdd ferdd"/, n.
knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
[1805-15; < F: lit., knowing how to do]
Syn. adaptability, adroitness, diplomacy, discernment, skill, ability.

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savoir-faire /sa-vwär-ferˈ/
noun
1. The faculty of knowing just what to do and how to do it
2. Tact
ORIGIN: Fr

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savoir-faire UK [ˌsævwɑː(r) ˈfeə(r)] US [ˌsævwɑr ˈfer] noun [uncountable] formal
the ability to behave correctly in a particular situation, especially a social situation
Thesaurus: polite behavioursynonym

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