tasteful

English

Etymology

taste +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eɪstfəl

Adjective

tasteful (comparative more tasteful, superlative most tasteful)

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.
Having a high relish; savoury.
- Alexander Pope
  Tasteful herbs.
(colloquial): gay; fashionable. [from 21st c.]

Antonyms

gaudy

Related terms

Translations

exhibiting good taste

Dutch: smaakvol (nl)
Finnish: aistikas (fi)
French: de bon goût
German: geschmackvoll (de)

Hungarian: ízléses (hu)
Icelandic: smekklegur (is)
Swedish: smakfull (sv)

Anagrams

stateful

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