diplomacy
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diplomacy
- /dɪˈpləʊməsi/ UK
- /dɪˈploʊməsi/ Canada, US
- /dɪˈpləʉməsi/ Australia
- /dəˈplɐʉməsi/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“a letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.
noun diplomacies
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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.
National diplomacy typically deploys its dexterity to secure advantage for one's nation.
Similar: statesmanship, statecraft
- Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: statecraft, statesmanship, finesse, discreetness, delicacy, diplomatic negotiations, diplomatic, diplomat, democracy, college, foreign, tact, external, diplomatique, relations, relationships
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noun art of conducting international relations
| Español | diplomacia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외교 oegyo |
| 日本語 | 外交 gaikō |
| 中文 | 外交 wàijiāo |
| हिन्दी | कूटनीति kūṭnīti, राजनय rājnay |
| Kiswahili | diplomasia |
| Português | diplomacia |
| Français | diplomatie |
| Deutsch | Diplomatie |
| Italiano | diplomazia |
| Ελληνικά | διπλωματία diplomatía |
| Română | diplomație |
| Русский | диплома́тия diplomátija |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoại giao |
| العربية | دِبْلُومَاسِيَّة diblūmāsiyya |
| עברית | דִּיפְּלוֹמַטְיָה diplomátya |
noun tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
| Español | diplomacia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 交際手腕 /交际手腕 jiāojì shǒuwàn |
| Kiswahili | diplomasia |
| Português | diplomacia |
| Deutsch | Diplomatie |
| Italiano | diplomazia |
| Ελληνικά | διπλωματία diplomatía |
| Română | diplomație |
| Русский | диплома́тия diplomátija |
Talk about this word "diplomacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diplomacy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diplomacy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diplomacy "diplomacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diplomacy.Cite this
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title = {diplomacy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diplomacy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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