tasteful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈteɪstfəl/
Etymology
From taste + -ful.
Meanings
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Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
Her home was decorated with tasteful, classical furnishings.
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Having a high relish; savoury.
Not the fair fruit that on you branches glows / With that ripe red th' autumnal sun bestows; / Nor tasteful herbs that in these gardens rise, / Which the kind soil with milky sap supplies;
1712, Alexander, transl. Pope, Vertumnus and Pomona, translation of Metamorphoses by Ovid, lines 100–104; republished in The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902, page 66:
- (colloquial) Gay; fashionable.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tasteful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tasteful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
gaudy (antonym(s) of) · distasteful (antonym(s) of) · untrendy · tasteless · garish · yucky · outmoded (antonym(s) of)
Deriveds
Relateds
tastefulness · tastefully · untasteful
Synonyms
trendy · delectable · elegant (exhibiting good taste) · tasty (exhibiting good taste) · chic (fashionable) · appetizing (savoury)
Translations (19)
hu ízléses (exhibiting good taste) · gl de bo gusto (exhibiting good taste) · ca de bon gust (exhibiting good taste) · bg направен с вкус (exhibiting good taste) · cmn 有品味的 (exhibiting good taste) · hi रुचिकर (exhibiting good taste) · de geschmackvoll (exhibiting good taste) · ca elegant (exhibiting good taste) · cmn 雅緻 /雅致 (exhibiting good taste) · sa रसिक (exhibiting good taste) · nl smaakvol (exhibiting good taste) · sv smakfull (exhibiting good taste) · bg изискан (exhibiting good taste) · fi aistikas (exhibiting good taste) · ka გემოვნებიანი (exhibiting good taste) · is smekklegur (exhibiting good taste) · es sabroso (exhibiting good taste) · fr de bon goût (exhibiting good taste) · hi स्वादिष्ट (exhibiting good taste)