🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

fuori luogo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fuori luogo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tactless/ˈtækt.ləs/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La sua osservazione è stata alquanto fuori luogo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having or showing a lack of adroitness, sensitivity, or skill in dealing with others or with sensitive issues.

    "It was very tactless of him to mention her ex-boyfriend at the dinner party."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

From 'tact' (sense of touch, skill in dealing with people) + '-less' (denoting lack or absence). 'Tact' comes from Latin 'tactus' (a touching), from 'tangere' (to touch).

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Tactless"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Tactless"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Tactless" Synonym Map