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tasteful

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taste·ful  (tstfl)
adj.
1. Having, showing, or being in keeping with good taste.
2. Pleasing in flavor; tasty.
tasteful·ly adv.
tasteful·ness n.
tasteful
Adjective
having or showing good social or aesthetic taste: tasteful decor
tastefully adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tasteful - having or showing or conforming to good taste
elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"
tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste
2.tasteful - free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
neat, refined
elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
tasteful
adjective refined, stylish, elegant, cultured, beautiful, smart, charming, polished, delicate, artistic, handsome, cultivated, discriminating, exquisite, graceful, harmonious, urbane, fastidious, aesthetically pleasing, in good taste << OPPOSITE tasteless
Translations
tasteful [ˈteɪstful] adj → de buen gusto
tasteful [ˈteɪstful] taste adj → de bon goût
tasteful [ˈteɪstful] taste adj → geschmackvoll
tasteful [ˈteɪstful] adj → di buon gusto


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Miss Thorpe, however, being four years older than Miss Morland, and at least four years better informed, had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge, its fashions with the fashions of London; could rectify the opinions of her new friend in many articles of tasteful attire; could discover a flirtation between any gentleman and lady who only smiled on each other; and point out a quiz through the thickness of a crowd.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
It was such a sacrifice, as the innocent and virtuous, and I may add the tasteful, who are cooped up amid the unnatural restraints of a town, will best know how to appreciate.
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The softest carpets and rugs covered the floors; rich and tasteful draperies hung at doors and windows.
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