tasteful

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tasteful

  • /ˈteɪstfəl/

Rhymes with -eɪstfəl

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From taste + -ful.

adjective more tasteful · most tasteful

  1. Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate. Her home was decorated with tasteful, classical furnishings.

    Similar: elegant, tasty

  2. Having a high relish; savoury. Not the fair fruit that on you branches glows / With that ripe red th' autumnal sun bestows; / Nor tasteful herbs that in these gardens rise, / Which the kind soil with milky sap supplies;

    Similar: appetizing

  3. colloquial Gay; fashionable.

    Similar: chic

Similar: delectable, trendy · Opposite: gaudy, garish, tasteless, distasteful, yucky, outmoded, untrendy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: elegant, pleasing, neat, dainty, robust, rich, refined, seasoned, aesthetic, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, choice, tasty, yummy, delicious

adjective

Similar: delectable, trendy · Opposite: gaudy, garish, tasteless, distasteful, yucky, outmoded, untrendy

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adj exhibiting good taste

Españolsabroso
中文有品味的 yǒu pǐnwèi de, 雅緻 /雅致 yǎzhì
हिन्दीस्वादिष्ट svādiṣṭ, रुचिकर rucikar
Françaisde bon goût
Deutschgeschmackvoll

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@misc{tasteful_2026,
  title = {tasteful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tasteful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}