different between tasteful vs winning

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?n??/
• Rhymes: -?n??

Verb

winning

1. present participle of win

   Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.

Derived terms

• winnings

Adjective

winning (comparative more winning or winninger, superlative most winning or winningest)

1. That constitutes a win.

   the winning entry in the competition

   the winning lotto numbers

2. That leads to success.

   a winning formula, strategy, etc.

3. Attractive.

   a winning smile

Translations

Noun

winning (plural winnings)

1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
2. (chiefly in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.

   • Ye seeke land and sea for your winnings.

3. (mining) A new opening.
4. The portion of a coalfield out for working.

Related terms

See also

• winnings
• winningest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch winninge, equivalent to winnen +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.n??/
• Hyphenation: win?ning
• Rhymes: -?n??

Noun

winning f (plural winningen, diminutive winninkje n)

1. acquisition, gain
2. extraction

Derived terms

• broodwinning
• oliewinning

Middle English

Noun

winning

1. Alternative form of wynnyng