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PALATABLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acceptability to the mind or feelings
Example:
the pursuit of electoral palatability
Synonyms:
palatability; palatableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("palatableness" is a kind of...):
acceptability; acceptableness (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)
Derivation:
palatable (acceptable to the taste or mind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being acceptable to the mouth
Synonyms:
palatability; palatableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("palatableness" is a kind of...):
taste property (a property appreciated via the sense of taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "palatableness"):
tastiness (a pleasing palatability)
appetisingness; appetizingness (the property of stimulating the appetite)
Derivation:
palatable (acceptable to the taste or mind)
