palatability

The palatability of something is its quality of being tasty or acceptable in some other way. When you're baking a cake, its palatability is much more important than the way it looks.

Food is what you probably think of when you hear the word palatability. It usually has to do with the way things taste, and it comes from the word palate, which in turn is rooted in the Latin palatum, or "roof of the mouth." Palatability has evolved to include other qualities in addition to taste: "I question the palatability of a new tax — will it be acceptable to the voters?"

Definitions of palatability

1. noun

   acceptability to the mind or feelings
   “the pursuit of electoral palatability”

   synonyms: palatableness

   type of:

   acceptability, acceptableness

   satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
2. noun

   the property of being acceptable to the mouth
   synonyms: palatableness

   antonyms:

   unpalatability

   the property of being unacceptable to the mouth

   types:

   pleasingness, tastiness

   pleasant palatability

   appetisingness, appetizingness

   the property of stimulating the appetite

   delectability, deliciousness, lusciousness, toothsomeness

   extreme appetizingness

   flavorsomeness, flavoursomeness, savoriness

   having an appetizing flavor

   juiciness, succulence, succulency

   a juicy appetizingness

   type of:

   taste property

   a property appreciated via the sense of taste