TASTEFUL

tasteful

(adjective) having or showing or conforming to good taste

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Having a high relish; savoury.

(colloquial) Gay; fashionable. [from 21st c.]

Synonyms

• (exhibiting good taste): elegant, tasty

• (savoury): appetizing, delectable; see also delicious

• (fashionable): chic, trendy; see also fashionable

Antonyms

• (exhibiting good taste): gaudy, garish, tasteless; see also gaudy

• (savoury): distasteful, yucky; see also unpalatable

• (fashionable): outmoded, untrendy; see also unfashionable

Anagrams

• stateful

Source: Wiktionary


Taste"ful, a.

1. Having a high relish; savory. "Tasteful herbs." Pope.

2. Having or exhibiting good taste; in accordance with good taste; tasty; as, a tasteful drapery.

– Taste"ful*ly, adv.

– Taste"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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