tasteful

[ teyst-fuhl ]

/ ˈteɪst fəl /

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adjective

having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.

Nearby words

taste, taste bud, taste buds, taste cell, taste hair, tasteful, tasteless, tastemaker, taster, tasting menu, tasty

Origin of tasteful

First recorded in 1605–15; taste + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR tasteful

elegant, chic, refined, suitable, becoming.

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Related forms

taste·ful·ly, adverbtaste·ful·ness, nounun·taste·ful, adjectiveun·taste·ful·ly, adverb

un·taste·ful·ness, noun

Can be confused

tasteful tasty

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Examples from the Web for tasteful

Surprisingly Great Hotel - Clean, Tasteful.... and North Korean!
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he cultivated a sort of “first lady” style that has dominated for decades: tasteful, impeccably made, and above all pretty.
How Oscar de la Renta Created First Lady Fashion|Raquel Laneri|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Sochi Opening Ceremony has come and gone, and like everything Russian, it was tasteful, simple, and flawlessly executed.
Sochi’s Impenetrable, Utterly Russian Opening Ceremony|Kelly Williams Brown|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It comes complete with a tasteful lyric video and limited-edition 10-inch vinyl release for Record Store Day.
You Too Can Hear U2 Overthink Its New Song|Andrew Romano|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The paintings' compositions represent the "tasteful" combinations the brochure suggests for different rooms in a modern house.
Tinted Love|Blake Gopnik|October 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nothing is more fetching, to my thinking, than a tasteful boating costume.
Three Men in a Boat|Jerome K. Jerome
Fashion displayed her most tasteful arrangements, and each one seemed vieing with the other in elegance of costume.
Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland|Abigail Stanley Hanna
In spite of all drawbacks, and the counter-currents of destiny, she is a well bred and tasteful woman.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
Bob's party went off with great eclat, and the perfect success of the Xmas trees was owing to Isabel's tasteful arrangement.
Isabel Leicester|Clotilda Jennings
Whilst I was seated in his rooms, I could not help fancying myself a contemporary of the most tasteful times of Greece.
The Stranger in France|John Carr

British Dictionary definitions for tasteful

tasteful

/ (ˈteɪstfʊl) /

adjective

indicating good tastea tasteful design

a rare word for tasty

Derived Forms

tastefully, adverbtastefulness, noun

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tasteful

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tasteful

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