Politic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːlətˌɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒlətˌɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒlətˌɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːlətˌɪk/.

Examples

it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels
a politic decision
a politic manager

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smooth bland suave

Antonyms

impolitic

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness “it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels”
adjective	smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication “he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage”

Word Forms

smoothness	noun	the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
suaveness	noun	the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
suavity	noun	the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
blandness	noun	the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Politik

gekennzeichnet durch kunstvolle Besonnenheit, Zweckmäßigkeit und Klugheit

🇫🇷French

politique

marqué par une prudence astucieuse, une opportunité et une astuce

🇪🇸Spanish

diplomático

marcado por ingeniosa prudencia, conveniencia y astucia

🇮🇹Italian

politico

caratterizzato da astuta prudenza, opportunità e astuzia

🇳🇱Dutch

politiek

gekenmerkt door listige voorzichtigheid, opportuniteit en scherpzinnigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

político

marcado pela astuta prudência, conveniência e astúcia

🇷🇺Russian

политический

отличается искусным расчетом, целесообразностью и проницательностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यवहार-कुशल

धूर्त विवेक, समीचीनता और चतुराई से चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

রাজনৈতিক

শৈল্পিক বিচক্ষণতা, অভিজ্ঞতা এবং বুদ্ধিমত্তা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அரசியல்

கலைநயமிக்க விவேகம், அனுபவம் மற்றும் புத்திசாலித்தனம் ஆகியவற்றால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రాజకీయ

కళాత్మక వివేకం, అనుభవం మరియు చాకచక్యంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

राजकीय

कलात्मक विवेक, अनुभव आणि चतुराईने चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાજકીય

કલાત્મક સમજદારી, અનુભવ અને ચતુરાઈ દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಜಕೀಯ

ಕಲಾತ್ಮಕ ವಿವೇಕ, ಅನುಭವ ಮತ್ತು ಚುರುಕುತನದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രാഷ്ട്രീയം

കലാപരമായ വിവേകം, കൗശലം, കൗശലം എന്നിവയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਆਸੀ

ਕਲਾਤਮਕ ਸਮਝਦਾਰੀ, ਤਜਰਬੇ ਅਤੇ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیاسی

فنی تدبیر، تجربہ کار اور ہوشیاری سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

政治的

以巧妙的谨慎、权宜之计和精明为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

政治的な

巧みな慎重さ、便宜性、洞察力が特徴である

🇰🇷Korean

적절한

교묘한 신중함, 편리함, 기민함으로 특징지어집니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chính trị

được đánh dấu bằng sự thận trọng, khéo léo và khôn ngoan đầy nghệ thuật

🇹🇭Thai

การเมือง

โดดเด่นด้วยความรอบคอบ ความรวดเร็ว และความเฉลียวฉลาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

politik

ditandai dengan kehati-hatian, kemanfaatan, dan kelihaian yang cerdik

🇵🇭Filipino

pampulitika

minarkahan ng masining na pagkamahinhin, kahusayan, at katalinuhan

🇲🇾Malay

politik

ditandai dengan kebijaksanaan, kebijaksanaan, dan kebijaksanaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سياسي

تتميز بالحكمة البارعة والنفعية والدهاء

🇮🇷Persian

سیاسی

با تدبیر، مصلحت اندیشی و زیرکی هنرمندانه مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

politik

ustaca sağduyu, çıkar ve kurnazlıkla işaretlenmiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְחוּכָּם

מסומן על ידי זהירות אמנותית, כדאיות וממולחת

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