What is the Latin word for tasteful?

The usual Latin words for “tasteful” are ēlegāns, venustus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“tasteful” in Latin

ēlegānsfine, elegant, handsome; tasteful; fastidious, critical venustuscharming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant; artistic, elegant; affable, elegant, charming

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

tasteful

elegans (one who possesses and uses correct discrimination; of things, recherche): non inficetus: venustus. Tasteful dress, cultus amoenus: tasteful in the choice of words, elegans verbis: a tasteful choice of words, elegans verborum delectus.

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What is the Latin word for tasteful?: The usual Latin words for “tasteful” are ēlegāns, venustus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.