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palate
[pal-it]
noun
Anatomy.Ģżthe roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion hard palate and a posterior muscular portion soft palate, orvelum that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
the sense of taste.
It was a dinner to delight the palate.
intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation.
She is said to have a discriminating palate for the arts.
verb (used with object)
to find pleasing to the taste.
My friend was very ill and could not palate much of anything.
to find acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings.
Your position is hard to palate, because I believe there is such a thing as objective morality.
palate
/ Ė±čƦ±ōÉŖ³Ł /
noun
the roof of the mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities See hard palate soft palate
the sense of taste
she had no palate for the wine
relish or enjoyment
botany (in some two-lipped corollas) the projecting part of the lower lip that closes the opening of the corolla
palate
The roof of the mouth in vertebrate animals, separating the mouth from the passages of the nose.
ā The bony part of the palate is called the hard palate.
ā A soft, flexible, rear portion of the palate, called the soft palate, is present in mammals only and serves to close off the mouth from the nose during swallowing.
palate
The roof of the mouth. The palate separates the mouth from the nasal cavity.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- palateless adjective
- palatelike adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of palate1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of palate1
Example Sentences
Because they have different palates, theyāre each able to pick up on certain notes much more strongly.
So while your garden palate may need time to adjust, you donāt need to give up showstopping color to have a native plant landscape.
Like iceberg lettuce or American cheese, ranch has become shorthand for everything supposedly wrong with the national palate.
āBy the end of the 17th century, you just donāt put sugar on savory things anymore, especially not in salads. Only a āfeminine palateā put sugar on salad.
Hereās the thing about eating high: Your palate doesnāt change, but your priorities do.
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Related 51³Ō¹Ļs
- biasĢż
- partialityĢż
- penchantĢż
- tendencyĢż
When To Use
The word palate refers to the roof of the mouth. More figuratively, palate can refer to a personās particular sense of taste (as in the way they perceive flavors), or to a personās general, intellectual taste (as in their specific preferences for things). A palette is that board that painters keep their paints on while painting (most traditionally, an oval one with a thumbhole for holding). The word pallet most commonly refers to a flat, square (often wood) platform used to hold goods for shipping (itās sometimes called a skid).All three of these words are pronounced exactly the same, and theyāre always used as nouns.The word palette is closely associated with art and color. It can also refer to a collection or range of colors or techniques. For example, the term color palette refers to a specific set of colors, such as the ones that a particular artist typically works with.The word pallet can sometimes be used to refer to a ±č²¹¾±²Ō³Ł±š°łās palette, but this spelling is much less commonly used.So how to keep all three spellings straight?A palette is the thing a painter always keeps on handāliterallyāwhile painting. In this way, you can think of a ±č²¹¾±²Ō³Ł±š°łās palette (which is spelled with one L) as a ±č²¹¾±²Ō³Ł±š°łās pal.A pallet (ending in -let) is the platform that lets shippers easily transport goods.Think of palate (ending in -ate) as a word related to what you ate.Hereās an example of palate, palette, and pallet used correctly in a sentence.Example: The art installation consists of wooden pallets painted in a vibrant palette of colorsāitās interesting, but itās not quite suited to my palate. Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between palate, palette, and pallet.
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