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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Want of tact; lack of adroitness or address.

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  • noun uncountable The state or quality of being tactless.
  • noun countable The result or product of being tactless.

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  • noun the quality of lacking tact

Etymologies

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From tactless +‎ -ness

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