different between tasteful vs graceful

English

Etymology

taste +? -ful

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?te?stf?l/
• Rhymes: -e?stf?l

Adjective

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.

2. Having a high relish; savoury.
3. (colloquial) Gay; fashionable. [from 21st c.]

Synonyms

• (exhibiting good taste): elegant, tasty
• (savoury): appetizing, delectable; see also Thesaurus:delicious
• (fashionable): chic, trendy; see also Thesaurus:fashionable

Antonyms

• (exhibiting good taste): gaudy, garish, tasteless; see also Thesaurus:gaudy
• (savoury): distasteful, yucky; see also Thesaurus:unpalatable
• (fashionable): outmoded, untrendy; see also Thesaurus:unfashionable

Related terms

• tastefully
• tastefulness
• untasteful

Translations

Anagrams

• stateful

English

Alternative forms

• gracefull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English graceful; equivalent to grace +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /???e?sf?l/

Adjective

graceful (comparative more graceful, superlative most graceful)

1. Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

2. (computing) Gradual and non-disruptive.

Antonyms

• graceless
• clumsy

Derived terms

• graceful degradation
• gracefulness

Related terms

• grace

See also

• gracious

Translations

Middle English

Etymology

From grace +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ra?sful/

Adjective

graceful

1. (rare, Late Middle English) Giving grace; grace-inducing.
2. (rare, Late Middle English) nice, kindly

Descendants

• English: graceful
• Scots: gracefu

References

• “gr?ceful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.