tasteful

T1A1S1T1E1F4U1L1
/ˈteɪstfəl/

adjective

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
eleganttastyappetizingchicdelectabletrendyaestheticesthetic
Opposite
gaudygarishtastelessdistastefulyucky
Less commonFirst used 21st c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivetasteful (comparative more tasteful, superlative most tasteful)

comparative more tasteful · superlative 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.

    Synonyms: 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;

    1712, Alexander, transl. Pope, Vertumnus and Pomona, translation of Metamorphoses by Ovid, lines 100–104; republished in The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902, page 66

    Synonyms: appetizing

  3. colloquialGay; fashionable.First known use 21st c.

    Synonyms: chic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.

Similar
eleganttasty

adjectiveHaving a high relish; savoury.

Similar
appetizing

adjectiveGay; fashionable.

Similar
chic
Similar
delectabletrendy

antonym(s) of

Opposite
gaudydistastefuloutmoded
Opposite
garishtastelessyuckyuntrendy

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving or showing or conforming to good taste

Similar
aestheticestheticartisticunderstatedunostentatiousunpretentious
Opposite
tasteless
Also see
aestheticartisticdeliciousfashionableunderstatedunostentatiousunpretentious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From taste + -ful.

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Translations

Bulgarian изискан, направен с вкус
  • изискан (iziskan)exhibiting good taste
  • направен с вкус (napraven s vkus)exhibiting good taste
Catalan de bon gust, elegant
  • de bon gustexhibiting good taste
  • elegantexhibiting good taste
Chinese Mandarin 有品味的, 雅緻 /雅致
  • 有品味的 (yǒu pǐnwèi de)exhibiting good taste
  • 雅緻 /雅致 (yǎzhì)exhibiting good taste
Dutch smaakvol
  • smaakvolexhibiting good taste
Finnish aistikas
  • aistikasexhibiting good taste
French de bon goût
  • de bon goûtexhibiting good taste
German geschmackvoll
  • geschmackvollexhibiting good taste
Hindi स्वादिष्ट, रुचिकर
  • स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)exhibiting good taste
  • रुचिकर (rucikar)exhibiting good taste
Hungarian ízléses
  • ízlésesexhibiting good taste
Icelandic smekklegur
  • smekklegurexhibiting good taste
Spanish sabroso
  • sabrosoexhibiting good taste
Swedish smakfull
  • smakfullexhibiting good taste

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tasteful

wastefuldistasteful
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Anagrams

stateful
Cite this entry
APA

tasteful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tasteful

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tasteful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tasteful.

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