tastelessness
Absence of elegance
Tastelessness is the quality of lacking taste—either literally, as in food without flavor, or figuratively, as in behavior or style that offends good judgment.
The figurative sense dominates: The tastelessness of the joke made everyone uncomfortable.
Tastelessness in décor suggests gaudy or mismatched choices; in conduct, it suggests insensitivity to social norms or others' feelings.
Cruel emotional indifference
- indifferenceLack of interest
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- heartlessnessLack of compassion
- coldnessLow temperature state
disregard · thoughtlessness · inconsideration · unkindness · cruelty · harshness · brutishness · obtuseness
Having no taste
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
- insipidWithout flavor or interest
- savorlessHaving no taste
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
flat · watery · thin · weak · anemic · unappetizing · plain · mild
Dull, without depth
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tediousBoring through length
- boringFailing to engage interest
- lifelessDevoid of animation
uninspired · uninspiring · jejune · prosaic · banal · uninteresting · stale · dreary
Grossly offensive to decency
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- disrespectfulShowing lack of regard
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
indecent · shocking · scandalous · outrageous · improper · indelicate · unseemly · unbecoming
Lacking grace or ease
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- uncouthLacking good manners
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
- tactlessInsensitive in manner
unpolished · unsophisticated · indelicate · graceless · maladroit · unrefined · crude · boorish
callousness
Cruel emotional indifference
- indifferenceLack of interest
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- heartlessnessLack of compassion
coldness · disregard · thoughtlessness · inconsideration · unkindness · cruelty · harshness · brutishness · obtuseness · tone-deafness
flavorless
Having no taste
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
- insipidWithout flavor or interest
- savorlessHaving no taste
unpalatable · flat · watery · thin · weak · anemic · unappetizing · plain · mild · neutral
vapid
Dull, without depth
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tediousBoring through length
- boringFailing to engage interest
lifeless · uninspired · uninspiring · jejune · prosaic · banal · uninteresting · stale · dreary · humdrum
obscene
Grossly offensive to decency
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- disrespectfulShowing lack of regard
inappropriate · indecent · shocking · scandalous · outrageous · improper · indelicate · unseemly · unbecoming · objectionable
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
tactless · unpolished · unsophisticated · indelicate · graceless · maladroit · unrefined · crude · boorish · coarse
tacky
Vulgar or slightly sticky
flashy · ostentatious · loud · cheap · tawdry · trashy · brash · showy · meretricious · glitzy
- taste and smellsmell, flavor, gustation, olfaction, sweet
- tackinesstackiness, gaudiness, garishness, tawdriness, trashiness
- vulgarityvulgar humor, crude, crass, coarse, obscene
- unstylishnessunstylish, unfashionable, dowdiness, frumpiness, inelegant
- philistinismanti-intellectualism, boorishness, uncouthness
- audacityboldness, brazenness, audacity, chutzpah, gall
tastelessnesstastefulness
Refined aesthetic sensibility
elegance · refinement · sophistication · style · grace
tastelessnesstact
Sensitivity in speech
propriety · decorum · discretion · delicacy · sensitivity
tastelessnesstastiness
Pleasing flavor quality
savoriness · deliciousness · flavor · richness · zestiness
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