Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Palatableness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Palatableness.
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- noun uncountable The condition of being
palatable - noun countable The extent to which something is palatable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun acceptability to the mind or feelings
- noun the property of being acceptable to the mouth
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Examples
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I have had some wine that seemed comparable in palatability to a brown fluid spat from from the masticating jowls of some tobacco-adddled major-league pitcher …
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They are likely, for example, to have been selected for features such as palatability to animals, high seed yield, or soft stems.
Chapter 11 1993
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By David Kessler, National PostOctober 27, 2009 12: 00 AM To understand how eating promotes more eating, we must first understand the concept of "palatability" as the term is used scientifically.
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"palatability" as the term is used scientifically.
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This, I think, is the key to both its immediate palatability and its broader long-term relevance.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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In contrast, West sees Petraeus's haughty cerebral strategy as soft because it's based on the unrealistic notion of winning the "hearts and minds" of the local populace, which West called nothing more than "political drivel" aimed at helping Obama and senior military brass package the war as benevolent nation-building, thereby enhancing its domestic palatability.
Michael Hughes: Reagan-Era Defense Official Proposes Failed Vietnam Strategy for Afghanistan Michael Hughes 2011
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After the event, Daschle told the Huffington Post he thought that a Pomeroy victory would change the conversation around reform, proving its palatability as a political issue for Democrats.
Daschle Pins Health Care's Political Lifeline To North Dakota House Race Sam Stein 2010
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In contrast, West sees Petraeus's haughty cerebral strategy as soft because it's based on the unrealistic notion of winning the "hearts and minds" of the local populace, which West called nothing more than "political drivel" aimed at helping Obama and senior military brass package the war as benevolent nation-building, thereby enhancing its domestic palatability.
Michael Hughes: Reagan-Era Defense Official Proposes Failed Vietnam Strategy for Afghanistan Michael Hughes 2011
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This, I think, is the key to both its immediate palatability and its broader long-term relevance.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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This, I think, is the key to both its immediate palatability and its broader long-term relevance.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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