Palatable: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Palatable adjective. Pleasant enough to eat or drink.
How to say it
PAL-uh-tuh-bul/ˈpælətəb(ə)l/
4 syllables, stressed on the first (PAL).
Meanings
- Pleasant enough to eat or drink.
- Acceptable, or easy enough to agree to.
Palatable in a sentence
With enough lemon and salt, the canteen fish was almost palatable.
The council tried to make the rent rise more palatable by bringing it in slowly.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- tasty
- edible
- appetising
- acceptable
Opposite:
- unpalatable
- inedible
- disgusting
Where palatable comes from
From palate, the roof of the mouth, once thought to be where we taste.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The council tried to make the rent rise more _____ by bringing it in slowly.
- palatable
- edacious
- sapid
Show the answer
palatable: The council tried to make the rent rise more palatable by bringing it in slowly.