Appealing vs Palatable - What's the difference?
appealing | palatable | Related terms |
Having appeal; attractive.
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The act of making an appeal.
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Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
Tolerable, acceptable.
Appealing is a related term of palatable.
As adjectives the difference between appealing and palatable
is that appealing is having appeal; attractive while palatable is pleasing to the taste, tasty.As a verb appealing
is .As a noun appealing
is the act of making an appeal.appealing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}
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Derived terms
* appealinglyVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- The fair creature abandoned her position, and in the midst of her bitter tears and pathetic appealings , which my sense of duty alone enabled me to resist, I bore my prisoner off.
Anagrams
*palatable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- For some instant noodles make a palatable , if not especially nutritious, meal.
- The agreement was palatable to both of them.
