palatable
adjective
pal·at·able ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl 
1
: agreeable to the palate or taste
The restaurant's chicken dishes are quite palatable.
2
: agreeable or acceptable to the mind
attempted to make physics palatable to a broader range of students
palatability
ˌpa-lə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē
noun palatableness noun
palatably
ˈpa-lə-tə-blē
adverb 
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How should you use palatable?
Palatable comes from palate, a word for the roof of the mouth, which itself comes from Latin palatum. The palate was once thought of as the seat of the sense of taste, so the word eventually came to mean "sense of taste," or broadly, "liking."
Synonyms
- agreeable
- all right
- alright
- copacetic
- copasetic
- copesetic
- ducky
- fine
- good
- hunky-dory
- jake [slang]
- OK
- okay
- satisfactory
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Example Sentences
a less than palatable beer I did not find the idea of moving again very palatable.
Recent Examples on the Web That is more palatable than buying the votes of people benefiting from student debt relief. 
Charlie Dent, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 If the base nicotine mixture is not palatable, many flavors, such as mint, apple and others, can make vaping attractive, especially to adolescents. Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022 Honesty not always being pretty and pleasant, and honesty not always being palatable. Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 In his mind, the price is more palatable than at the half-tank mark or worse. New York Times, 28 June 2022 But does a play that needs so many changes to be palatable still relevant? San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022 When more time has elapsed between the crime and the TV show about it; when the victims and perpetrators aren't children or teens; and when the violence happens mostly offscreen, these dramas are far more palatable. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 Trustees struggled with the proposal presented by district staff, arguing over what would be palatable to voters. Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022 But avoiding that catastrophic situation requires reaching a palatable deal, and not everyone is as optimistic. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Charlie Dent, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 If the base nicotine mixture is not palatable, many flavors, such as mint, apple and others, can make vaping attractive, especially to adolescents. Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022 Honesty not always being pretty and pleasant, and honesty not always being palatable. Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 In his mind, the price is more palatable than at the half-tank mark or worse. New York Times, 28 June 2022 But does a play that needs so many changes to be palatable still relevant? San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022 When more time has elapsed between the crime and the TV show about it; when the victims and perpetrators aren't children or teens; and when the violence happens mostly offscreen, these dramas are far more palatable. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 Trustees struggled with the proposal presented by district staff, arguing over what would be palatable to voters. Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022 But avoiding that catastrophic situation requires reaching a palatable deal, and not everyone is as optimistic. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
palatable
adjective
pal·at·able ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl
: pleasant to the taste
palatability
noun
as in deliciousness
the quality of being delicious military rations that were obviously chosen for their durability and not their palatability Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- deliciousness
- edibility
- tastiness
- digestibility
- delectability
- savor
- savoriness
- lusciousness
- palatableness
- toothsomeness
- edibleness
- savour
- daintiness
- delicacy
- choiceness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- flatness
- tastelessness
- unpalatability
- insipidity
- staleness
- distastefulness