Fingerspitzengefühl

— Tony De Jonker (@TonyDeJonker) March 26, 2017 Today, we talk about the German word “Fingerspitzengefühl”. What does “Fingerspitzengefühl” mean?

tact, knack; literally: finger tips feelingNoun, nHyphenationFin·ger·spit·zen·ge·fühl, kein Plural

PronunciationIPA: [ˈfɪŋɐʃpɪʦn̩ɡəˌfyːl]

Origin:Combination of Fingerspitze (finger tip), -n (for plural) and Gefühl (feeling)

Meanings[1] a fine sense of how something should be done

[2] a fine sense of how to behave towards someone

Synonyms[1] knack

[2] empathy, sensitivity, tact

Examples[1] “This requires a lot of tact and also some experience.