Synonyms for savoir faire
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sav-wahr-fair; French sa-vwar-fer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæv wɑrˈfɛər; French sa vwarˈfɛr |
Top 10 synonyms for savoir faire
Définition of savoir faire
Origin :- "instinctive knowledge of the right course of action in any circumstance," 1815, from French, literally "to know (how) to do," from savoir "to know" (from Latin sapere; see sapient) + faire (from Latin facere; see factitious). French also has savoir-vivre "ability in good society; knowledge of customs in the world."
- noun tact
- It was, if I may say so, a savoir faire of the heart instead of the head.
- Extract from : « Friendship Village » by Zona Gale
- I have been too astonished lately to hold on to my savoir faire.
- Extract from : « Clair de Lune » by Michael Strange
- Her interest doubtless robbed him of any savoir faire he might possess.
- Extract from : « The Bright Messenger » by Algernon Blackwood
- Her brightness, and verve, and savoir faire will be a perfect revelation.
- Extract from : « The Gateless Barrier » by Lucas Malet
- She lost her savoir faire at sight of Severance, and could not speak.
- Extract from : « Vision House » by C. N. Williamson
- At any rate, I admired the sergeant's tact and savoir faire.
- Extract from : « The Great War As I Saw It » by Frederick George Scott
- I could not help noting the reserve and savoir faire with which my host took all this.
- Extract from : « Twelve Men » by Theodore Dreiser
- They conducted themselves with the poise and savoir faire of grown women.
- Extract from : « The Killer » by Stewart Edward White
- Applaud my savoir faire—you will, at all events, in the end.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, Issue 2, February, 1864 » by Various
- I admire this story for the savoir faire, the nonchalance, the Vivian Greyism of Indian life.
- Extract from : « Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 » by S.M. Fuller
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