noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/dɪˈpləʊməsi/
Canada, General-American:/dɪˈploʊməsi/
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Australian:/dɪˈpləʉməsi/
New-Zealand:/dəˈplɐʉməsi/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
National diplomacy typically deploys its dexterity to secure advantage for one's nation.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: statesmanship, statecraft
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
subtly skillful handling of a situation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: delicacy, discreetness, finesse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tact, tactfulness
4
noun
Meaning 4
wisdom in the management of public affairs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: statesmanship, statecraft
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wisdom, wiseness
5
noun
Meaning 5
negotiation between nations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diplomatic negotiations
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: negotiation, dialogue, talks
Narrower terms: dollar diplomacy, power politics, gunboat diplomacy, recognition, shuttle diplomacy, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, SALT
History
Etymology
From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“a letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.
Across languages
Translations
104 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
diplomaci
— art of conducting international relations
Arabic:
دِبْلُومَاسِيَّة
(diblūmāsiyya)
— art of conducting international relations
Armenian:
դիվանագիտություն
(divanagitutʻyun)
— art of conducting international relations
Aromanian:
diplumatsii
— art of conducting international relations
Asturian:
diplomacia
— art of conducting international relations
Azerbaijani:
diplomatiya
— art of conducting international relations
Belarusian:
дыплама́тыя
(dyplamátyja)
— art of conducting international relations
Bengali:
কূটনীতি
(kuṭniti)
— art of conducting international relations
Bulgarian:
диплома́ция
(diplomácija)
— art of conducting international relations
Burmese:
သံခင်းတမန်ခင်း
(samhkang:ta.manhkang:)
— art of conducting international relations
Catalan:
diplomàcia
— art of conducting international relations
Chinese Cantonese:
外交
(ngoi6 gaau1)
— art of conducting international relations
Chinese:
外交
(gōa-kau)
— art of conducting international relations
Chinese Mandarin:
外交
(wàijiāo)
— art of conducting international relations
Czech:
diplomacie
— art of conducting international relations
Danish:
diplomati
— art of conducting international relations
Dutch:
diplomatie
— art of conducting international relations
Esperanto:
diplomatio
— art of conducting international relations
Estonian:
diplomaatia
— art of conducting international relations
Finnish:
diplomatia
— art of conducting international relations
French:
diplomatie
— art of conducting international relations
Galician:
diplomacia
— art of conducting international relations
Georgian:
დიპლომატია
(diṗlomaṭia)
— art of conducting international relations
German:
Diplomatie
— art of conducting international relations
Greek:
διπλωματία
(diplomatía)
— art of conducting international relations
Hausa:
diflomasiyya
— art of conducting international relations
Hebrew:
דִּיפְּלוֹמַטְיָה
(diplomátya)
— art of conducting international relations
Hindi:
कूटनीति
(kūṭnīti)
— art of conducting international relations
Hindi:
राजनय
(rājnay)
— art of conducting international relations
Hungarian:
diplomácia
— art of conducting international relations
Icelandic:
diplómati
— art of conducting international relations
Irish:
taidhleoireacht
— art of conducting international relations
Italian:
diplomazia
— art of conducting international relations
Japanese:
外交
(gaikō)
— art of conducting international relations
Kashubian:
diplomacjô
— art of conducting international relations
Kazakh:
дипломатия
(diplomatiä)
— art of conducting international relations
Kazakh:
мәмілегерлік
(mämılegerlık)
— art of conducting international relations
Khmer:
ការទូត
(kaa tuut)
— art of conducting international relations
Korean:
외교
(oegyo)
— art of conducting international relations
Northern Kurdish:
dîplomasî
— art of conducting international relations
Kyrgyz:
дипломатия
(diplomatiya)
— art of conducting international relations
Lao:
ການທູດ
(kān thūt)
— art of conducting international relations
Latin:
diplōmatia
— art of conducting international relations
Latvian:
diplomātija
— art of conducting international relations
Lithuanian:
diplomatija
— art of conducting international relations
Macedonian:
дипломатија
(diplomatija)
— art of conducting international relations
Malay:
diplomasi
— art of conducting international relations
Norwegian Bokmål:
diplomati
— art of conducting international relations
Norwegian Nynorsk:
diplomati
— art of conducting international relations
Iranian Persian:
دیپْلُماسی
(diplomâsi)
— art of conducting international relations
Polish:
dyplomacja
— art of conducting international relations
Portuguese:
diplomacia
— art of conducting international relations
Romanian:
diplomație
— art of conducting international relations
Russian:
диплома́тия
(diplomátija)
— art of conducting international relations
Serbo-Croatian:
диплома̀тија
— art of conducting international relations
Serbo-Croatian:
диплома̀ција
— art of conducting international relations
Serbo-Croatian:
diplomàcija
— art of conducting international relations
Serbo-Croatian:
diplomàtija
— art of conducting international relations
Slovak:
diplomacia
— art of conducting international relations
Slovene:
diplomacija
— art of conducting international relations
Spanish:
diplomacia
— art of conducting international relations
Swahili:
diplomasia
— art of conducting international relations
Swedish:
diplomati
— art of conducting international relations
Tagalog:
palatalastasan
— art of conducting international relations
Tajik:
дипломосӣ
(diplomosi)
— art of conducting international relations
Tajik:
диплумосӣ
(diplumosi)
— art of conducting international relations
Tajik:
дипломатия
(diplomatiya)
— art of conducting international relations
Tatar:
дипломатия
(diplomatiyä)
— art of conducting international relations
Thai:
การทูต
(gaan-tûut)
— art of conducting international relations
Turkish:
diplomasi
— art of conducting international relations
Ottoman Turkish:
دیپلوماسی
(diplomasi)
— art of conducting international relations
Ottoman Turkish:
سیاست
(siyâset)
— art of conducting international relations
Turkmen:
diplomatiýa
— art of conducting international relations
Ukrainian:
диплома́тія
(dyplomátija)
— art of conducting international relations
Urdu:
سِفارَت
(sifārat)
— art of conducting international relations
Urdu:
سِفارَت کاری
(sifārat kārī)
— art of conducting international relations
Uyghur:
دىپلوماتىيە
(diplomatiye)
— art of conducting international relations
Uzbek:
diplomatiya
— art of conducting international relations
Vietnamese:
ngoại giao
— art of conducting international relations
Armenian:
դիվանագիտություն
(divanagitutʻyun)
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Asturian:
diplomacia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Bulgarian:
такт
(takt)
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Catalan:
diplomàcia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Chinese Mandarin:
交際手腕 /交际手腕
(jiāojì shǒuwàn)
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Czech:
diplomacie
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Danish:
diplomati
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Dutch:
diplomatie
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Finnish:
diplomatia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Finnish:
tahdikkuus
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Galician:
diplomacia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
German:
Diplomatie
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Greek:
διπλωματία
(diplomatía)
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Hungarian:
diplomácia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Hungarian:
tapintatosság
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Italian:
diplomazia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Norwegian Bokmål:
diplomati
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
diplomati
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Portuguese:
diplomacia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Romanian:
diplomație
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Russian:
диплома́тия
(diplomátija)
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Spanish:
diplomacia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Swahili:
diplomasia
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Swedish:
diplomati
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
Yiddish:
שׂכל
(seykhl)
— tact and subtle skill in dealing with people
