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    PALATABILITY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Acceptability to the mind or feelingsplay

    Example:

    the pursuit of electoral palatability

    Synonyms:

    palatability; palatableness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("palatability" is a kind of...):

    acceptability; acceptableness (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The property of being acceptable to the mouthplay

    Synonyms:

    palatability; palatableness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("palatability" is a kind of...):

    taste property (a property appreciated via the sense of taste)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "palatability"):

    tastiness (a pleasing palatability)

    appetisingness; appetizingness (the property of stimulating the appetite)

    Antonym:

    unpalatability (the property of being unacceptable to the mouth)

    Derivation:

    palatable (acceptable to the taste or mind)

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