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单词 palatable
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palatable

adjective

pal·​at·​able ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl How to pronounce palatable (audio)
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 How to pronounce palatable (audio)
noun
palatableness noun
palatably
ˈpa-lə-tə-blē How to pronounce palatable (audio)
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.
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Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

palatable

adjective

pal·​at·​able ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl How to pronounce palatable (audio)
: pleasant to the taste

palatable

adjective

1
as in alright
being to one's liking I did not find the idea of moving again very palatable

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • alright
  • fine
  • okay
  • agreeable
  • satisfactory
  • acceptable
  • OK
  • pleasing
  • good
  • all right
  • copacetic
  • pleasant
  • delicious
  • copasetic
  • ducky
  • delightful
  • delectable
  • gratifying
  • nice
  • welcome
  • tolerable
  • felicitous
  • adequate
  • copesetic
  • hunky-dory
  • jake
  • scrumptious
  • dreamy
  • passable
  • decent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disagreeable
  • unsatisfactory
  • unacceptable
  • inferior
  • deficient
  • poor
  • bad
  • substandard
  • wretched
  • lousy
  • wanting
  • mediocre
  • middling
  • punk
  • second-rate
  • second-class
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2
as in pleasant
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses I always associate the palatable aroma of roasting turkey with Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pleasant
  • enjoyable
  • pleasing
  • delicious
  • satisfying
  • delightful
  • sweet
  • nice
  • good
  • pretty
  • agreeable
  • tasty
  • welcome
  • pleasurable
  • heavenly
  • tempting
  • soothing
  • desirable
  • congenial
  • comforting
  • delectable
  • gratifying
  • amusing
  • attractive
  • felicitous
  • comfortable
  • savory
  • jolly
  • grateful
  • dreamy
  • luscious
  • happy
  • fascinating
  • charming
  • darling
  • savoury
  • entertaining
  • blessed
  • alluring
  • inviting
  • dulcet
  • delightsome
  • blissful
  • relishable
  • calming
  • enchanting
  • cheerful
  • blest
  • amiable
  • diverting
  • hospitable
  • intoxicating
  • enviable
  • personable
  • affable
  • gracious
  • joyous
  • exhilarating
  • cheery
  • genial
  • goodly
  • kindly
  • recreative
  • euphoric
  • ecstatic
  • good-natured
  • glad
  • elating
  • rapturous
  • felicific
  • gemütlich
  • nirvanic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unpalatable
  • unpleasant
  • disagreeable
  • unwelcome
  • repugnant
  • repulsive
  • distasteful
  • offensive
  • disgusting
  • miserable
  • vile
  • abominable
  • ghastly
  • repellent
  • unsavory
  • horrid
  • obnoxious
  • hellish
  • wretched
  • boring
  • odious
  • abhorrent
  • commonplace
  • stale
  • tedious
  • bilious
  • detestable
  • insipid
  • dull
  • flat
  • irksome
  • hateful
  • yucky
  • sad
  • unhappy
  • displeasing
  • disheartening
  • depressing
  • regrettable
  • tragic
  • dissatisfying
  • repellant
  • dreary
  • dismal
  • gloomy
  • deplorable
  • irritating
  • hostile
  • revulsive
  • joyless
  • lachrymose
  • annoying
  • pleasureless
  • god-awful
  • vexing
  • yukky
  • sorrowful
  • lugubrious
  • heartrending
  • lamentable
  • exasperating
  • aggravating
  • heartbreaking
  • perturbing
  • mournful
  • doleful
  • dolorous
  • tragical
  • disturbing
  • forbidding
  • maddening
  • intimidating
  • infuriating
  • upsetting
  • distressing
  • peeving
  • enraging
  • angering
  • riling
  • rankling
  • inflaming
  • outraging
  • incensing
  • enflaming
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3
as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste the vegetarian version of that classic dish turned out to be equally palatable

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • delicious
  • tasteful
  • edible
  • appetizing
  • flavorful
  • tasty
  • flavorsome
  • delectable
  • toothsome
  • digestible
  • yummy
  • savory
  • succulent
  • scrumptious
  • mouthwatering
  • pleasing
  • toothy
  • lush
  • delightful
  • pleasant
  • luscious
  • dainty
  • satisfying
  • savoury
  • ambrosial
  • heavenly
  • agreeable
  • delish
  • eatable
  • gratifying
  • rare
  • choice
  • exquisite
  • delicate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unpalatable
  • distasteful
  • tasteless
  • stale
  • insipid
  • unsavory
  • flat
  • boring
  • banal
  • commonplace
  • tedious
  • unappetizing
  • flavorless
  • smelly
  • noxious
  • yucky
  • stinky
  • unwholesome
  • noisome
  • yukky
  • unpleasant
  • repugnant
  • repulsive
  • miserable
  • offensive
  • disagreeable
  • disgusting
  • awful
  • wretched
  • nauseating
  • abhorrent
  • repellent
  • sickening
  • detestable
  • abominable
  • horrid
  • foul
  • repellant
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of palatable are appetizing, savory, tasty, and toothsome. While all these words mean "agreeable or pleasant especially to the sense of taste," palatable often applies to something that is found to be merely agreeable.

butterflies that birds find palatable

In some situations, the words appetizing and palatable are roughly equivalent. However, appetizing suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste.

appetizing hors d'oeuvres

The meanings of savory and palatable largely overlap; however, savory applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness.

dumplings with savory fillings

The words tasty and palatable can be used in similar contexts, but tasty implies a pronounced taste.

a tart and tasty pie

While the synonyms toothsome and palatable are close in meaning, toothsome stresses the notion of agreeableness and sometimes implies tenderness or daintiness.

an enticing array of toothsome desserts
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