tastefulness

  • 71tasteful — taste|ful [ˈteıstfəl] adj made, decorated, or chosen with good taste ▪ tasteful furnishings >tastefully adv ▪ tastefully decorated >tastefulness n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ HINT sense 1 Do not confuse tasteful with tasty. Use tasty to describe food that… …

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  • 72elegance — c.1500, “tastefulness, correctness, harmoniousness, refinement,” of speech or prose, from M.Fr. élégance, from L. elegantia taste, propriety, refinement, from elegantem (see ELEGANT (Cf. elegant)). Earlier form was elegancy (early 15c.).… …

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  • 73tasteful — (adj.) 1610s, having an agreeable taste; from TASTE (Cf. taste) + FUL (Cf. ful). From 1756 as having or showing good taste. Related: Tastefully; tastefulness …

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  • 74dandyish — dan·dy·ish || dændɪɪʃ adj. foppish, affecting greatest tastefulness in dress and behavior; similar to a dandy …

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  • 75elegance — el·e·gance || elɪgÉ™ns n. grandeur, luxury; gracefulness; tastefulness, refined quality …

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  • 76elegancies — n. grandeur, luxury; gracefulness; tastefulness, refined quality …

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  • 77elegancy — n. grandeur, luxury; gracefulness; tastefulness, refined quality …

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  • 78tasteful — adjective showing good aesthetic judgement or appropriate behaviour. Derivatives tastefully adverb tastefulness noun …

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  • 79sapidness — n. Savoriness, savor, taste, sapidity, tastefulness …

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  • 80tasteful — adjective made, decorated, or chosen with good taste 1 (2): a simple but tasteful arrangement of flowers compare tasty tastefully adverb: tastefully decorated tastefulness noun (U) …

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