the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being agreeable to the taste; relish; acceptableness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The character of being palatable or agreeable to the taste, literally or figuratively.
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n. the property of being acceptable to the mouth
n. acceptability to the mind or feelings
Word Usage
"Their sweetness is like the sweetness of bread, and to have discovered this palatableness in this neglected nut, the whole world is to me the sweeter for it."