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- [pal-uh-tuh-buh l]
- /ˈpæl ə tə bəl/
- /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pal-uh-tuh-buh l]
- /ˈpæl ə tə bəl/
Definitions of palatable word
- adjective palatable acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food. 1
- adjective palatable acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings: palatable ideas. 1
- adjective palatable food: pleasant tasting 1
- adjective palatable ideas: acceptable 1
- adjective palatable If you describe food or drink as palatable, you mean that it tastes pleasant. 0
- adjective palatable If you describe something such as an idea or method as palatable, you mean that people are willing to accept it. 0
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Origin of palatable
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; palate + -able
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Palatable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
palatable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for palatable
adj palatable
- aperitive — aperient.
- appetizing — Appetizing food looks and smells good, so that you want to eat it.
- consumable — Consumable goods are items which are intended to be bought, used, and then replaced.
- culinary — Culinary means concerned with cooking.
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
adjective palatable
- appetising — (mostly, British) alternative spelling of appetizing.
- comestible — food
- digestible — capable of being digested; readily digested.
- esculent — Fit to be eaten; edible.
- flavorful — full of flavor; tasty.
Antonyms for palatable
adj palatable
- disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- distasteful — unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.
- dragger — any of various small motor trawlers operating off the North Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- grody — repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
- hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
adjective palatable
- dislikable — Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
- objectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
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