Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diplomacy

/dɪˈploʊməsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: di-plo-ma-cy
IPA: /dɪˈploʊməsi/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"National diplomacy typically deploys its dexterity to secure advantage for one's nation."
"Admiral Hackett: Hell of a thing you just pulled off, Commander. Curing the genophage? I never thought I'd see the day. Shepard: Wrex has agreed to help the turians, Admiral. We should get their full support. Admiral Hackett: And the salarians? How did you manage to get them on board? Shepard: Careful diplomacy. Admiral Hackett: Uh-huh… I don’t think I want to know what that means. Doesn't matter. You're starting to put together a real alliance out there. Admiral Hackett: Good work, Commander. Hackett, out."
"As I was talking with many relatives I have in this town I got assaulted with intense probing of whom I was married to, then who is your girlfriend, then it was what do you do for a job? Most of these relatives don't know I'm gay and deflecting these questions put to the test the art of diplomacy."

Etymology

From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“a letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: diplomatie, diploma

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈploʊməsi/
British English: /dɪˈpləʊməsi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

diplomacies (plural)

Derived Forms

gastrodiplomacy Twiplomacy

Phrases

bamboo diplomacy checkbook diplomacy chequebook diplomacy citizen diplomacy commodity diplomacy debt trap diplomacy defence diplomacy dollar diplomacy

Frequently Paired Words

diploma diplomat diplomatic diplomatist

Synonyms

statesmanship statecraft delicacy discreetness finesse diplomatic negotiations

Questions

How do you pronounce diplomacy?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈploʊməsi/.
What does diplomacy mean?: The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.
Where does diplomacy come from?: It is traced to French.

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