palatability

[ pal-uh-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

1. 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.

2. 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

palatable ( def ) + -ity ( def )

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.

From Washington Post

Making these loans rather than grants would make them more palatable to Republicans who have resisted giving more aid to state and local governments.

From Washington Post

Today’s battery plan deserves a parade, it is so palatable in comparison.

From Popular-Science

In fact, critics believed that he had traded his Blackness in for something more shiny, polished and palatable.

From Essence.com

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.

From Washington Post

This procedure of course reduces the total food value of the fish, but it should be done if it increases the palatability.

From Project Gutenberg

Either raisins or dates may be added to it to increase its palatability.

From Project Gutenberg

Its position on the average menu may be attributed largely to its palatability and comforting effects.

From Project Gutenberg

The palatability of a well-made cup of good coffee needs no eulogizing; it speaks for itself.

From Project Gutenberg

The belief existed that such methods might increase the quality, palatability and flavor of the meat.

From Project Gutenberg