Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

tasteful

[teyst-fuh l]
See more synonyms for tasteful on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
Show More

Origin of tasteful

First recorded in 1605–15; taste + -ful
Related formstaste·ful·ly, adverbtaste·ful·ness, nounun·taste·ful, adjectiveun·taste·ful·ly, adverbun·taste·ful·ness, noun
Can be confusedtasteful tasty

Synonyms

See more synonyms for tasteful on Thesaurus.com
elegant, chic, refined, suitable, becoming.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for untasteful

Historical Examples

  • What a contrast it was to the old days of untasteful and untidy richness!

    The Story of an Untold Love

    Paul Leicester Ford

  • The French say of untasteful arrangement of hues in dress "that the colors swear at each other."

  • Fitness is the primary demand; and the dress that appears uncomfortable is untasteful.

British Dictionary definitions for untasteful

tasteful

adjective
  1. indicating good tastea tasteful design
  2. a rare word for tasty
Show More
Derived Formstastefully, adverbtastefulness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for untasteful

tasteful

adj.

1610s, "having an agreeable taste;" from taste + -ful. From 1756 as "having or showing good taste." Related: Tastefully; tastefulness.

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper