tasteful
adjective
having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste.
tastefulness
-
a word derived from
tasteful.
Example Sentences
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In some chapters, Goodman’s tastefulness is so extreme as to be opaque.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
“His drum tracks were essentially these timeless riffs that we all remember, and we copy him to this day because of his tastefulness, his sense of pop structure, and the timeless quality in his playing.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
What was shocking about it was its tastefulness, for instance on a giant dropped-waist full skirt that contrasted stylishly with a bodice in ultramarine, royal blue and flash of orange.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2020
Even today, people believe that the Frenchman was making fun of artistic pretensions and that his work mocked old-fashioned ideas about tastefulness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
This was a large, circular hut, rough and ready of aspect outside, with its plastered wall and high conical thatch, but the interior was not without comfort and even tastefulness.
From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Bertram Mitford
