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taste·ful
 tasteful
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- pronunciation:
- teIst
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adjective |
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When something is tasteful, it has been chosen or arranged by someone who has "taste." If a person has "taste," it means that they can judge things like what is beautiful, has good style, or goes together well. Of course, everybody's taste is different, but when someone calls something "tasteful," they believe that most people would agree that it shows good judgment concerning beauty or style. Also, when something is called "tasteful," it is usually fairly simple in its style. It doesn't have too much decoration and it's not wild and unusual.
The hotel was not fancy, but Ms. Ross still thought everything was very tasteful.- synonyms:
- polite, proper
- antonyms:
- gaudy
- similar words:
- elegant
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| derivations: |
tastefully (adv.), tastefulness (n.) |
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