| Main Entry: | palatable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious, agreeable |
Synonyms: |
A-OK, acceptable, aperitive, appetizing, attractive, cool, copacetic, delectable, delightful, divine, enjoyable, fair, flavorsome, good-tasting, heavenly, home-cooking, luscious, mellow, mouthwatering, peachy, pleasant, relishing, sapid, saporific, saporous, satisfactory, savory, scrumptious, sugar-coated, sweetened, tasteful, tasty, tempting, toothsome, toothy, yummy* |
Antonyms: |
bitter, disagreeable, distasteful, sour, unsavory, untasty |
| Main Entry: | palatable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
palatable, alliaceous, ambrosial, appetizing, bigarade, brackish, briny, complex, congustable, dainty, delectable, delicate, delicious, dry, dulcet, eupeptic, exquisite, ferruginous, flavorful, fruity, full-bodied, gamy, geusioleptic, good, gustable, gustatory, gustful, honey, hot, jammy, juicy, lickerish, long-in-the-mouth, luscious, migniard, mouth-watering, nectareously, nice, oaky, orexigenic, peppery, pickled, rich, saccharine, saline, salt, salty, sapid, saporific, saporous, savory, scrumptious, sec, sipid, spicy, strong, succulent, sugary, sweet, sweet-and-sour, syrupy, tasteless, tasty, to one's taste, toothful, toothsome, treacly, uranic, well-tasted, zesty
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| Main Entry: | appetizing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tasting very good |
Synonyms: |
aperitive, appealing, delectable, delicious, delish, divine*, flavorsome, heavenly, inviting, luscious, mouthwatering, palatable, saporous, savory, scrumptious, succulent, sugar-coated, sweetened, tantalizing, tasty, tempting, toothsome, yummy* |
Antonyms: |
disgusting, distasteful, unappetizing, unsavory |
| Main Entry: | dainty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicate, fragile, fine |
Synonyms: |
airy, attractive, beautiful, bonny, charming, choice, comely, cute, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, diaphanous, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, fair, feeble, frail, graceful, lacy, light, lovely, neat, nice, palatable, petite, pleasing, precious, pretty, rare, recherché, refined, savory, select, soft, subtle, superior, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tender, thin, toothsome, trim, well-made |
Antonyms: |
clumsy, coarse, harsh, heavy, rough |
| Main Entry: | delectable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious, enjoyable |
Synonyms: |
adorable, agreeable, ambrosial, appetizing, charming, choice, dainty, darling, delicate, delightful, delish, divine, enticing, exquisite, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, luscious, lush, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, rare, sapid, satisfying, savory, scrumptious, tasty, toothsome, yummy |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
Antonyms: |
bad, disagreeable, horrible, nauseating, offensive, repulsive, sickening, unpleasant, unsatisfying |
| Main Entry: | delicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, especially to the taste |
Synonyms: |
adorable, ambrosial, appetizing, choice, dainty, darling, delectable, delightful, delish, distinctive, divine, enjoyable, enticing, exquisite, fit for king, good, gratifying, heavenly, luscious, lush, mellow, mouthwatering, nectarous, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rare, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, titillating, toothsome, well-prepared, well-seasoned, yummy* |
Antonyms: |
disagreeable, distasteful, horrible, unpleasant, unsavory |
| Main Entry: | distinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, obvious |
Synonyms: |
audible, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, enunciated, evident, explicit, express, incisive, lucid, manifest, marked, noticeable, palatable, patent, perspicuous, plain, prescribed, recognizable, sharp, sharp-cut, specific, transparent, trenchant, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable, well-defined |
Antonyms: |
ambiguous, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, obscure, undefined, vague |
| Main Entry: | eatable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be consumed |
Synonyms: |
appetizing, comestible, culinary, delicious, delish, dietary, digestible, edible, esculent, fit, good, harmless, kosher*, nutritious, nutritive, palatable, piquant, safe, satisfying, savory, scrumptious, succulent, tasty, tempting, wholesome, yummy* |
Antonyms: |
inedible, undelicious, uneatable, unpalatable, unwholesome |
| Main Entry: | edible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be eaten |
Synonyms: |
comestible, digestible, eatable, esculent, fit, good, harmless, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive, palatable, savory, succulent, tasty, toothsome, wholesome |
Antonyms: |
harmful, inedible, poisonous, unpalatable |
| Main Entry: | luscious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious, delectable |
Synonyms: |
adorable, ambrosial, appetizing, choice, darling, delish, deluxe, distinctive, divine, exquisite, flamboyant, flavorsome, heavenly, honeyed, juicy, lush, luxurious, mellow, mouth-watering, nectarious, opulent, ornate, palatable, palatial, piquant, rare, rich, savory, scrumptious, succulent, sumptuous, sweet, toothsome, voluptuous, yummy* |
Antonyms: |
nasty, poor, unappetizing, unsavory |