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tasteful

American  
[teyst-fuhl] / ˈteɪst fəl /

adjective

  1. having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste.

    tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.

    Synonyms:
    becoming, suitable, refined, chic, elegant

tasteful British  
/ ˈteɪstfʊl /

adjective

  1. indicating good taste

    a tasteful design

  2. a rare word for tasty

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Other Word Forms

  • tastefully adverb
  • tastefulness noun
  • untasteful adjective
  • untastefully adverb
  • untastefulness noun

Etymology

Origin of tasteful

First recorded in 1605–15; taste + -ful

Example Sentences

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The interior—small, even a bit confining—is inimitably Honda: serene and understated, quietly purposeful, with tasteful applications of tech and lots of single-purpose switches, including the illuminated centrality of the S+ Shift function button.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was not all sensible shapes and tasteful tailoring.

From Barron's

Listing images reveal a tasteful interior, with a neutral, elegant palette used throughout the home, which is filled with natural light.

From MarketWatch

Listing images revealed a tasteful interior, with a neutral, elegant palette used throughout the home, which is filled with natural light.

From MarketWatch

“We like it to be exploding with colorful, vibrant pumpkins—but still in a tasteful way,” said Gonzalez.

From The Wall Street Journal