tastefulness

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In some chapters, Goodman’s tastefulness is so extreme as to be opaque.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

What was shocking about it was its tastefulness, on, for instance, a giant dropped – waist full skirt that contrasted stylishly with a bodice in ultramarine, royal blue and a flash of orange.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2020

What was shocking about it was its tastefulness, for instance on a giant dropped-waist full skirt that contrasted stylishly with a bodice in ultramarine, royal blue and flash of orange.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2020

Even today, people believe that the Frenchman was making fun of artistic pretensions and that his work mocked old-fashioned ideas about tastefulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2017

The decorations which had seldom been surpassed in point of beauty and tastefulness of arrangement, formed a fitting setting for this notable assemblage of women.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady