palatable
UK/ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/
palatable adjective: pleasing to the taste, tasty.
Adjective
palatable (comparative more palatable, superlative most palatable)
- Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
- For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.
- The fermentation of flour by means of brewer’s or distiller’s yeast produces, if rightly managed, results far more palatable and wholesome.1896, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Household Papers and Stories
- Synonyms:
- ambrosial, appetizing, dainty, delectable, delicious, delish, exquisite, finger-lickin' good, flavorful, flavorous
- Antonyms:
- unpalatable
- Tolerable, acceptable.
- The agreement was palatable to both of them.
- “I did hear, too, that there was a time, when sermon-making was not so palateable to you, as it seems to be at present;[…]”1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter X, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 188
palatable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
palatable in Hindi
- pleasing to the taste
- स्वादिष्ट svādiṣṭ
- tolerable, acceptable
- रुचिकर rucikar
palatable in Tamil
- நாவிற்கினிய, சுவையான, சாப்பிடக்கூடிய, சகிக்கக் கூடிய, ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளக் கூடிய, இனிய
palatable in Urdu
- palatable
- سوادشٹ svādiṣṭ
palatable in Malayalam
- ആസ്വാദ്യമായ, സ്വാദുള്ള, രുചികരം
More languagesFewer languages
- palatable in Kannada
- ಸ್ವಾದಿಷ್ಟ, ರುಚಿಯಾದ, ಹಿತವಾದ, ರೋಚಕವಾದ
Examples of palatable in a sentence
- AOC's [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] cooking live streams perfect the recipe for making politics palatable [title]2020 December 13, David Smith, “AOC's cooking live streams perfect the recipe for making politics palatable”, in The Guardian:
- In every case, a story is worked out by the corporate media that is politically palatable for the bourgeoisie: car crash, robbery gone wrong, suicide by hanging.2024 March 18, Bryan Dyne, “The suspicious “suicide” of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett”, in World Socialist Web Site:
Synonyms of palatable
- ambrosial
- appetizing
- dainty
- delectable
- delicious
- delish
- exquisite
- finger-lickin' good
- flavorful
- flavorous
18 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
Forms of palatable
| comparative | more palatable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most palatable |
| alternative form | palateable |
Origin of palatable
From palate + -able.
Words formed from palatable
Questions about palatable
- What does palatable mean?
- Palatable means pleasing to the taste, tasty.
- What is palatable in Hindi?
- Palatable in Hindi is स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ), रुचिकर (rucikar). See Palatable meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use palatable in a sentence?
- AOC's [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] cooking live streams perfect the recipe for making politics palatable [title]
- What part of speech is palatable?
- Palatable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce palatable?
- Palatable is pronounced /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/ (UK).
Words near palatable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: palatable (page history and authors); palatable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سوادشٹ (Urdu) (page history and authors); palatable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); palatable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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