diplomatic
/ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.11 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
adj
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
adj
Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus.
adj
Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.
noun
The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service."
- "Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe."
- "Born in 1950 towards the end of the Stalin era to diplomatic parents, he was educated at the elite Russian Institute of International Relations before ascending to become Russia’s envoy at the UN, where for a decade he lived through the trauma of the collapse of the Soviet Union."
- "Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional."
- "In its broadest aspect, the subject-matter of diplomatic is the relation between documents and facts."
Etymology
From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: diplomatique, diplōmaticus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more diplomatic (comparative)
most diplomatic (superlative)
diplomatical (alternative, dated)
diplomatick (alternative, obsolete)