Tasteful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or showing or conforming to good taste

free from what is tawdry or unbecoming

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪstfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪstfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪstfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪstfəl/.

Examples

a neat style
a neat set of rules
she hated to have her neat plans upset

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

neat refined

Antonyms

tasteless

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or showing or conforming to good taste
adjective	free from what is tawdry or unbecoming “a neat style”

Word Forms

tastefulness	noun	elegance indicated by good taste
neatness	noun	the trait of being neat and orderly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geschmackvoll

guten Geschmack haben oder zeigen oder ihm entsprechen

🇫🇷French

de bon goût

avoir, montrer ou se conformer au bon goût

🇪🇸Spanish

de buen gusto

tener o mostrar o ajustarse al buen gusto

🇮🇹Italian

di buon gusto

avere o mostrare o conformarsi al buon gusto

🇳🇱Dutch

smaakvol

goede smaak hebben, blijk geven van of zich daaraan conformeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

de bom gosto

ter ou mostrar ou conformar-se com bom gosto

🇷🇺Russian

со вкусом

иметь или демонстрировать или соответствовать хорошему вкусу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुस्वादु

अच्छे स्वाद का होना या दिखाना या उसके अनुरूप होना

🇧🇩Bengali

রুচিশীল

ভালো স্বাদ থাকা বা দেখানো বা মেনে চলা

🇮🇳Tamil

சுவையான

நல்ல ரசனையுடன் இருப்பது அல்லது காட்டுவது அல்லது இணங்குவது

🇮🇳Telugu

రుచిగల

మంచి అభిరుచిని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపించడం లేదా అనుగుణంగా ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

चवदार

चांगली चव असणे किंवा दाखवणे किंवा अनुरूप असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વાદિષ્ટ

સારા સ્વાદ ધરાવતા અથવા દર્શાવવા અથવા અનુરૂપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರುಚಿಕರ

ಉತ್ತಮ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രുചിയുള്ള

നല്ല അഭിരുചിക്കനുസരിച്ച് ഉള്ളതോ കാണിക്കുന്നതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਆਦਲਾ

ਚੰਗੇ ਸਵਾਦ ਦਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذائقہ دار

اچھے ذائقہ کا ہونا یا دکھانا یا اس کے مطابق ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有品位的

具有或表现出或符合良好品味

🇯🇵Japanese

味わい深い

良い趣味を持つ、示す、またはそれに従う

🇰🇷Korean

멋을 아는

좋은 취향을 가지거나 보여주거나 따르는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trang nhã

có hoặc hiển thị hoặc phù hợp với hương vị tốt

🇹🇭Thai

มีรสนิยมดี

มีหรือแสดงหรือสอดคล้องกับรสนิยมที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

gurih

memiliki atau menunjukkan atau menyesuaikan dengan selera yang baik

🇵🇭Filipino

masarap

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita o pagsang-ayon sa mabuting lasa

🇲🇾Malay

sedap

mempunyai atau menunjukkan atau menepati citarasa yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لذيذ

وجود أو إظهار أو مطابقة للذوق السليم

🇮🇷Persian

خوش سلیقه

داشتن یا نشان دادن یا مطابقت با سلیقه خوب

🇹🇷Turkish

zevkli

iyi zevke sahip olmak veya göstermek veya uygun olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

טָעִים

שיש או מראה או תואם טעם טוב

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