tactless

English

Etymology

tact +‎ -less

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtæktləs/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -æktləs

Adjective

tactless (comparative more tactless, superlative most tactless)

1. having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings

   It was tactless of you not to attend your sister's wedding.

Synonyms

• untactful

Antonyms

• tactful

Related terms

• tact

Translations

without tact

• Catalan: indiscret
• Czech: netaktní
• Danish: taktløs
• Dutch: tactloos (nl)
• Finnish: tahditon (fi)
• German: taktlos (de)
• Hungarian: tapintatlan (hu)
• Ingrian: nenätöin
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: taktløs

• Portuguese: seco (pt)
• Russian: нетакти́чный (ru) (netaktíčnyj), беста́ктный (ru) (bestáktnyj)
• Spanish: indiscreto (es); poco delicado (es), desatinado (es)

Anagrams

• castlets