"tasteful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈteɪstfəl/ Audio: en-us-tasteful.ogg [US] Forms: more tasteful [comparative], most tasteful [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪstfəl Etymology: taste + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|taste|ful|pos=adjective}} taste + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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. Synonyms (exhibiting good taste): elegant, tasty Translations (exhibiting good taste): изискан (iziskan) (Bulgarian), направен с вкус (napraven s vkus) (Bulgarian), de bon gust (Catalan), elegant (Catalan), smaakvol (Dutch), aistikas (Finnish), de bon goût (French), გემოვნებიანი (gemovnebiani) (Georgian), geschmackvoll (German), ízléses (Hungarian), smekklegur (Icelandic), रसिक (rasika) (Sanskrit), sabroso (Spanish), smakfull (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tasteful-en-adj-E4CLBvGb Disambiguation of 'exhibiting good taste': 91 8 1 Disambiguation of 'exhibiting good taste': 91 8 1
  2. Having a high relish; savoury. Synonyms (savoury): appetizing
    Sense id: en-tasteful-en-adj-aCs9VElk Disambiguation of 'savoury': 4 94 3
  3. (colloquial) Gay; fashionable. Tags: colloquial Synonyms (fashionable): chic
    Sense id: en-tasteful-en-adj-tjLHdpQK Disambiguation of 'fashionable': 9 2 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: delectable, delicious, trendy, fashionable Related terms: tastefully, tastefulness, untasteful

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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
      "word": "elegant"
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
      "word": "aistikas"
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
      "word": "ízléses"
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
      "word": "sabroso"
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      "sense": "exhibiting good taste",
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