savoirfaire (savworfar)

[F., skill, tact, lit. 'know how to do,' He had great confidence in his savoir faire . His talents were naturally acute,. and his addre was free from both country rusticity and profe ional pedantry. Scott, Guy Manner ing, xxxv. savoir-vivre (sav'wor-vē'vr), n. [F., good breeding, lit. 'know how to live,' savoir , know (see above), + vivre , vivere , live: see vivid .] Good breeding; knowledge of and conformity to the usages of polite society.