Tasteful meaning in English
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Definition
tasteful: elegant, attractive, chic
Susie's wardrobe is tasteful. Her clothes are not too bright and are always very smart.
tastefully stylishly, elegantly, charmingly
(a) tasty (cake): (a) delicious (cake), (a cake) with a good flavor
Examples
- "Very tasteful collection of scarves."
- "As you can see, it is spacious, elegant, and tastefully decorated, as befits my stature as the mayor."
Exercise 1
The mayor says that his home is "tastefully decorated". What does this mean?
The mayor says that his home is "tastefully decorated". What does this mean?
"Tasteful" does not express "how many" decorations there are in the mayor's home. This is not the best choice here.
This is not what "tastefully decorated" means. Although furniture can be "tasteful", the word does not refer to a piece in furniture.
This is the best choice here. Something which is "tasteful" is aesthetically pleasing or cultivated. In this case the mayor's home is tastefully decorated.
Do not confuse "tasteful" with "tasty" or "delicious". Although "tasteful" can be used to describe food, in this case mayor Flimshaw is using the word to describe his house.
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