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savoir-faire definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: social skill [syn: savoir-faire, address]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Savoir-faire is the confidence and ability to do the appropriate thing in a social situation. (FORMAL) He was full of jocularity and savoir-faire.

Moby Thesaurus

ability, adaptability, address, adeptness, adroitness, affection, airmanship, aplomb, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, attribute, bienseance, blaseness, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, character, characteristic, cleverness, command, competence, confidence, control, coordination, correctitude, correctness, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, dignity, diplomacy, discernment, efficiency, elegance, experience, expertise, exquisite manners, facility, feature, finesse, flavor, good behavior, good manners, grace, grip, handiness, horsemanship, ingeniousness, ingenuity, know-how, mannerliness, manners, mark, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, poise, polite behavior, practical ability, proficiency, property, prowess, quickness, readiness, refinement, relish, resource, resourcefulness, sapidity, sapor, savoir-vivre, savor, savvy, scent, seamanship, self-assurance, self-possession, skill, skillfulness, smack, sophistication, style, tact, tactfulness, tang, taste, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, tinge, trait, virtue, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship