tiento — meaning in English

English meaning

• tact noun Skill in dealing with people or delicate situations without causing offense, even when being honest.
• touch verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.

Senses

tiento is used for these senses in English:

• tact Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing. [from early 19th c.]
• touch (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.

touch — full definition

1. verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.
2. verb To affect someone emotionally, often causing tenderness or sympathy.
3. verb To mention or deal with a topic briefly, without going into full detail.
4. verb To concern or have relevance to someone or something.
5. noun The sense that allows you to feel things by physical contact.

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