different between palatable vs pleasurable

English

Etymology

palate +? -able

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?pæl.?.t?.b?l/

Adjective

palatable (comparative more palatable, superlative most palatable)

1. Pleasing to the taste, tasty.

   For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.

2. Tolerable, acceptable.

   The agreement was palatable to both of them.

   • 2016 January 31, "Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?," Vanity Fair (retrieved 21 January 2016):

     Whether it’s palatable for the vice-chairman of Hillary’s presidential campaign to be embroiled in allegations of conflicts of interest, obtaining patronage jobs, or misrepresenting time worked remains to be seen.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:delicious

Related terms

• palate

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• palate

English

Etymology

From pleasure +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pl?????b?l/

Adjective

pleasurable (comparative more pleasurable, superlative most pleasurable)

1. That gives pleasure

   The massage was a pleasurable experience.

   • c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers

     Planting of orchards is very […] pleasurable.

   • 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury:

     At Rome every Pleasurable Female pays a Julio per Week to the Church […]

Synonyms

• (giving pleasure): nice, pleasant, pleasing

Derived terms

Related terms

• pleasure
• please

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