English Explanatory Dictionary

tasteless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
  2. Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪstləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-tasteless.wav

Word forms

tasteless more tasteless most tasteless tastelesse

Etymology

From taste + -less.

Synonyms

untasteable untasteful atrocious bedizened blatant blingish brash campy catchpenny chichi chintzy corny crass crude flashy flaunting florid flossy froufrou garish gauche gaudy gay glaring gross gussied up hideous kitsch kitschy loud meretricious naff obtrusive ostentatious pizazzy pretentious ritzy raffish schlocky showy snazzy splendiferous tacky tasteless tawdry tinselly too much trinkety unbecoming vain whorish zesty

Antonyms

tasteful

Related words

all one's taste is in one's mouth

Derived words

tastelessness tastelessly
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