Meaning

4 senses
  1. Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.

    She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.

    Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe.

    diplomatisch

    дипломати́ческийdiplomatíčeskij

    дипломати́чнийdyplomatýčnyj

  2. Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.

    Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.

    diplomatisch

    дипломати́чныйdiplomatíčnyj

  3. Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus.

  4. Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.

More definitions
  • using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
  • relating to or characteristic of diplomacy

Examples

203 sentences
  1. Tom is diplomatic.

    Том дипломатичний.

    ruТом дипломатичен.

    deTom ist diplomatisch.

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  2. Tom is very diplomatic, isn't he?

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  3. Tom isn't very diplomatic, is he?

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  4. Tom was diplomatic, but Mary wasn't.

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  5. Tom is diplomatic, but Mary isn't.

    ruТом дипломатичен, а Мэри — нет.

    deTom ist diplomatisch, Maria hingegen nicht.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
concerning relationships between governments:
Русский
By meaning 2
concerning relationships between governments:
exhibiting diplomacy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
concerning relationships between governments:

Origin

From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplo

From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.

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Forms

more diplomatic, most diplomatic
Comparativemore diplomatic Lesson
Superlativemost diplomatic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people:diplomatical

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

See also

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