Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being tasteful.
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- noun The characteristic of being
tasteful .
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- noun elegance indicated by good taste
Etymologies
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Examples
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It would be a tragic mistake to force writers and artists into "tastefulness" in the hope that crazed individuals won't put a price on their heads.
Do You Have a Right to Avoid What You Don't Want to Hear? 2008
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It would be a tragic mistake to force writers and artists into "tastefulness" in the hope that crazed individuals won't put a price on their heads.
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But the watchdog revealed today that it had ruled in favour of the magazine saying there was no breach of privacy, although it did question the "tastefulness" of the piece.
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It added that issues of "decency and tastefulness" long featured in international media ethics codes or professional standards guidelines regarding photos of corpses, rape victims and victims may well have been breached.
Magda Abu-Fadil: Where Do Media Draw the Line on Ethics During Revolutions? Magda Abu-Fadil 2011
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It added that issues of "decency and tastefulness" long featured in international media ethics codes or professional standards guidelines regarding photos of corpses, rape victims and victims may well have been breached.
Magda Abu-Fadil: Where Do Media Draw the Line on Ethics During Revolutions? Magda Abu-Fadil 2011
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The tastefulness of his treble viol playing and the more resonant, lower lyra viol is fetching, and his rhythmic liveliness is always in evidence, but 28 dances are slightly too much of a very good thing.
Jordi Savall: The Celtic Viol II – review Nicholas Kenyon 2010
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Fashion editors cite the return of tastefulness and prettiness after years of flirty looks such as cat eyes.
Chanel's Bold Makeup Czar Embraces the Classics Christina Passariello 2011
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Not a problem, Congress can (post – Heller) require may-issue journalism licenses and control the tastefulness of publications that way.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Big First Amendment win in United States v. Stevens 2010
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Not a problem, Congress can post–Heller require may-issue journalism licenses and control the tastefulness of publications that way.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Big First Amendment win in United States v. Stevens 2010
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SNL's spoof of NY Gov David Patterson may have pushed the envelope of tastefulness --- but it was certainly not racist.
Candidate For RNC Chair Sends Out CD With Song Called "Barack, The Magic Negro" 2009
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