Tasteful

//ˈteɪstfəl// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

  2. 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;"

  3. 3
    Gay; fashionable. colloquial
Adjective
  1. 1
    having or showing or conforming to good taste wordnet

Synonyms

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understateda la modeaestheticappetizingappetizingart-conscious

Example

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"For my tastes, I'd prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing."

Etymology

From taste + -ful.

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