Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tasteful

/ˈteɪstfəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: taste-ful
IPA: /ˈteɪstfəl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Having a high relish; savoury.

adj

Gay; fashionable.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Her home was decorated with tasteful, classical furnishings."
"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;"

Etymology

From taste + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: taste

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more tasteful (comparative) most tasteful (superlative)

Derived Forms

semitasteful

Frequently Paired Words

tastefully tastefulness untasteful

Synonyms

elegant tasty appetizing delectable chic trendy

Antonyms

gaudy garish tasteless distasteful yucky outmoded untrendy

Rhymes With

wasteful distasteful

Questions

How do you pronounce tasteful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪstfəl/.
What does tasteful mean?: Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
Where does tasteful come from?: From taste + -ful.

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