adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US:/ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.
Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diplomatical
Antonyms: undiplomatic
7
adjective
Meaning 7
relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
diplomatic immunity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
diplomatiese
— concerning relationships between governments
Albanian:
diplomatik
— concerning relationships between governments
Arabic:
دِبْلُومَاسِيّ
(diblūmāsiyy)
— concerning relationships between governments
Armenian:
դիվանագիտական
(divanagitakan)
— concerning relationships between governments
Asturian:
diplomáticu
— concerning relationships between governments
Belarusian:
дыпламаты́чны
(dyplamatýčny)
— concerning relationships between governments
Bulgarian:
дипломати́чески
(diplomatíčeski)
— concerning relationships between governments
Catalan:
diplomàtic
— concerning relationships between governments
Chinese Mandarin:
外交
(wàijiāo)
— concerning relationships between governments
Czech:
diplomatický
— concerning relationships between governments
Dutch:
diplomatiek
— concerning relationships between governments
Esperanto:
diplomatia
— concerning relationships between governments
Estonian:
diplomaatiline
— concerning relationships between governments
Finnish:
diplomaattinen
— concerning relationships between governments
French:
diplomatique
— concerning relationships between governments
Galician:
diplomático
— concerning relationships between governments
Georgian:
დიპლომატიური
(diṗlomaṭiuri)
— concerning relationships between governments
German:
diplomatisch
— concerning relationships between governments
Greek:
διπλωματικός
(diplomatikós)
— concerning relationships between governments
Hindi:
राजनयिक
(rājanyik)
— concerning relationships between governments
Hindi:
अंताराज्यनैतिक
(antārājyanaitik)
— concerning relationships between governments
Hungarian:
diplomatikus
— concerning relationships between governments
Hungarian:
diplomáciai
— concerning relationships between governments
Indonesian:
diplomatik
— concerning relationships between governments
Italian:
diplomatico
— concerning relationships between governments
Japanese:
外交的
(gaikōteki)
— concerning relationships between governments
Kazakh:
дипломатиялық
(diplomatiälyq)
— concerning relationships between governments
Korean:
외교적
(oegyojeok)
— concerning relationships between governments
Latin:
diplōmaticus
— concerning relationships between governments
Latvian:
diplomātisks
— concerning relationships between governments
Lithuanian:
diplomatinis
— concerning relationships between governments
Macedonian:
дипломатски
(diplomatski)
— concerning relationships between governments
Māori:
arero taiaha
— concerning relationships between governments
Occitan:
diplomatic
— concerning relationships between governments
Persian:
دیپلماتیک
(diplomâtik)
— concerning relationships between governments
Polish:
dyplomatyczny
— concerning relationships between governments
Portuguese:
diplomático
— concerning relationships between governments
Romanian:
diplomatic
— concerning relationships between governments
Russian:
дипломати́ческий
(diplomatíčeskij)
— concerning relationships between governments
Serbo-Croatian:
дипло̀матскӣ
— concerning relationships between governments
Serbo-Croatian:
diplòmatskī
— concerning relationships between governments
Slovak:
diplomatický
— concerning relationships between governments
Slovene:
diplomatski
— concerning relationships between governments
Spanish:
diplomático
— concerning relationships between governments
Swedish:
diplomatisk
— concerning relationships between governments
Tagalog:
palatalastasin
— concerning relationships between governments
Ukrainian:
дипломати́чний
(dyplomatýčnyj)
— concerning relationships between governments
Urdu:
سفارتی
(sifāratī)
— concerning relationships between governments
Vietnamese:
ngoại giao
— concerning relationships between governments
