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palatability
[ pal-uh-tuh-bil-i-tee ]
noun
- the fact or quality of being acceptable or agreeable to the taste; tastiness:
Judicious use of salt within permissible limits can increase the palatability of food.
- the fact or quality of being acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings; appeal:
Sustainability and resilience refer to similar concepts in ecological management, but resilience arguably has broader political palatability.
Other Words From
- non·pal·at·a·bil·i·ty noun
- non·pal·at·a·ble·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of palatability1
Example Sentences
The approach, as hands-off as it seems, has gotten more palatable to people in the past year, she pointed out, because so many have grown accustomed to shopping online and curbside pickup as social distancing measures remain in place.
Making these loans rather than grants would make them more palatable to Republicans who have resisted giving more aid to state and local governments.
Today’s battery plan deserves a parade, it is so palatable in comparison.
In fact, critics believed that he had traded his Blackness in for something more shiny, polished and palatable.
Today we know that this 1930s experiment exacerbated inequality, but in the 1960s Great Society liberals considered that strategy the most cost-effective and politically palatable way to expand higher education.
This procedure of course reduces the total food value of the fish, but it should be done if it increases the palatability.
Either raisins or dates may be added to it to increase its palatability.
Its position on the average menu may be attributed largely to its palatability and comforting effects.
The palatability of a well-made cup of good coffee needs no eulogizing; it speaks for itself.
The belief existed that such methods might increase the quality, palatability and flavor of the meat.
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