tact
tact
subs.
Ar. and P. δεξιότης, ἡ.
Kindness: P. φιλανθρωπία, ἡ.
Want of tact: P. πλημμέλεια, ἡ.
You show tact in refusing to name them: V. εὐπαίδευτα δʼ ἀποτρέπει λέγειν (Eur. Or. 410).
subs.
Ar. and P. δεξιότης, ἡ.
Kindness: P. φιλανθρωπία, ἡ.
Want of tact: P. πλημμέλεια, ἡ.
You show tact in refusing to name them: V. εὐπαίδευτα δʼ ἀποτρέπει λέγειν (Eur. Or. 410).
TACT
naturalis quidam sensus (e.g. non arte aliqua sed naturali quodam sensu judicare aliquid); ingenii dexteritas or dexteritas only (ad aliquid Liv. of tact in conduct toward others; in the sense of “adroitness” generally it is not Latin): sollertia calliditas prudentia peritia; ingenium ad aliquid aptum or habile (natural adroitness in a particular respect). By a certain tact naturali quodam bono ( Nep. Thras. 1).
naturalis quidam sensus (e.g. non arte aliqua sed naturali quodam sensu judicare aliquid); ingenii dexteritas or dexteritas only (ad aliquid Liv. of tact in conduct toward others; in the sense of “adroitness” generally it is not Latin): sollertia calliditas prudentia peritia; ingenium ad aliquid aptum or habile (natural adroitness in a particular respect). By a certain tact naturali quodam bono ( Nep. Thras. 1).
tact:
1. ingĕnium (natural talent: a term of wide application): t. in fabricating falsehoods, i. ad fingendum, Cic. Font. 14, 30: v.SKILL (hence adj. ingĕniōsus: giving requires t., res est ingeniosa dare, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 62).
2. dextĕrĭtas (natural cleverness in carrying out an undertaking: rare, and usu. joined to ingenium) Scipio possessed such natural t. in all things, tanta inerat Scipioni ad omnia naturalis ingenii d., Liv. 28, 18.
3. also expr. by the adj. dexter, or adv. dextre: he managed the matter with so much t., rem ita dexter egit. Liv. 8, 36: by discharging his duties with t., dextre obeundo officia, id. 1, 34, ad fin.: nobody has used his success with greater t., nemo dexterius fortuna est usus, Hor. S. 1, 9, 45. Phr.: a man devoid of t., ineptus, Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17 (q. v.): there are some possessed of such t. in these very matters, sunt quidam ita in iisdem rebus habiles, ib. 1, 25, 115. [N.B.--Sollertia denotes quickness in realising new ideas; calliditas, skill and cunning, arising from experience. The phrase naturali quodam bono occurs in Nep. Thras. 1, 3, in the sense of a certain natural t., but in Cic. Cael. 5, 11, it means an innate principle of goodness.]
1. ingĕnium (natural talent: a term of wide application): t. in fabricating falsehoods, i. ad fingendum, Cic. Font. 14, 30: v.
2. dextĕrĭtas (natural cleverness in carrying out an undertaking: rare, and usu. joined to ingenium) Scipio possessed such natural t. in all things, tanta inerat Scipioni ad omnia naturalis ingenii d., Liv. 28, 18.
3. also expr. by the adj. dexter, or adv. dextre: he managed the matter with so much t., rem ita dexter egit. Liv. 8, 36: by discharging his duties with t., dextre obeundo officia, id. 1, 34, ad fin.: nobody has used his success with greater t., nemo dexterius fortuna est usus, Hor. S. 1, 9, 45. Phr.: a man devoid of t., ineptus, Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17 (q. v.): there are some possessed of such t. in these very matters, sunt quidam ita in iisdem rebus habiles, ib. 1, 25, 115. [N.B.--Sollertia denotes quickness in realising new ideas; calliditas, skill and cunning, arising from experience. The phrase naturali quodam bono occurs in Nep. Thras. 1, 3, in the sense of a certain natural t., but in Cic. Cael. 5, 11, it means an innate principle of goodness.]