palatablenessn.
/ˈpalᵻtəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈpælədəb(ə)lnəs/ = palatability n.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [noun]
delicacya1393
savourinessa1398
deliciousnessa1450
delicateness?1529
daintiness1552
toothsomeness1612
piquantness1648
palatableness1721
tastefulness1727
fumet1735
lightness1799
palatability1850
1721 W. Gibson Farriers Dispensatory ii. iii. 112 These are seldom or never used otherwise than in Substance,..for palatableness.
1770 W. Lewis New Dispensatory (London ed. 3) 336/1 Greater regard being here had to palatableness than medicinal efficacy.
1851 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 8 Oct. (1992) IV. 132 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.
1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 2 Nov. 491/3 Half the ladies in New York never dream of troubling themselves that their husband's dinner may have variety and palatableness.
1939 Science 7 July 12/1 This yeast contains enough thiamin to produce a loaf of white bread with the vitamin content of a whole wheat loaf, but without any loss of palatableness.
1995 Mainichi Daily News (Japan) (Nexis) 29 Aug. 2 It seems as though the palatableness of today's foods is favored over their original taste.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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