different between tempting vs palatable

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?mp.t??/

Adjective

tempting (comparative more tempting, superlative most tempting)

1. Attractive, appealing, enticing.
2. Seductive, alluring, inviting.

Translations

Verb

tempting

1. present participle of tempt

Noun

tempting (plural temptings)

1. The act of subjecting somebody to temptation.
   • 1646, William Bridge, On Temptation (sermon)

     If God doth suffer his own people and dearest children to be exposed to Satan's temptings and winnowings; Why should any man then doubt of his childship, doubt of his own everlasting condition, and say, that he is none of the child of God because he is tempted?

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

Translations

Related terms

• palate