tasteful

adjective

taste·​ful ˈtāst-fəl How to pronounce tasteful (audio)
1
: having, exhibiting, or conforming to good taste
a tasteful display
2
tastefully adverb
tastefulness noun

Examples of tasteful in a Sentence

a tasteful and attractive design a tasteful arrangement of white flowers and dark greenery
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The weighty subject of Whitehead’s novel seems to demand a straight story—the kind that announces its respect for the material through impressively unvarnished performances, dutiful attention to period trappings, a tasteful approach to the story’s violence. K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024 Now, with the recent opening of her shop, along with Porta, Three 80 Atlantic, the Consistency Project, and Misha and Puff, among others, the block has become, almost by accident, an absurdly tasteful Main Street. Rachel Davies, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2024 Instead of the traditional golden arches, these are smaller, and a more tasteful blue-green color. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 Just really doing a lot of cool, tasteful things that push the needle. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tasteful 

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of tasteful was in 1611

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“Tasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasteful. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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tasteful

adjective
taste·​ful ˈtāst-fəl How to pronounce tasteful (audio)
: having or showing good taste
tastefully adverb
tastefulness noun

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