palatability

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noun

The condition of being palatable.

Similar
palatableness
Opposite
unpalatability
OriginEnglish palat(able) ← Middle English palate ← Old French palat →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounpalatability (countable and uncountable, plural palatabilities)

plural palatabilities

  1. uncountableThe condition of being palatable.
  2. countableThe extent to which something is palatable.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being acceptable to the mouth

Similar
palatableness
Opposite
unpalatability
Broader
taste property

nounacceptability to the mind or feelings

Similar
palatableness
Broader
acceptabilityacceptableness
Also see
palatableness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  4. Latinpalātum
  5. Old Frenchpalat
  6. Middle Englishpalate
  7. Englishpalate
  8. Englishpalat(able)
  9. Englishpalatability

From palat(able) + -ability.

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APA

palatability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatability

MLA

“palatability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatability. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatability.

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