acceptable
adjective
capable or worthy of being accepted.
acceptability
-
a word derived from
acceptable.
Example Sentences
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There are just two hurdles: social acceptability and sunlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The tradition calls people to shed the performance of acceptability and live from a truer place.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
"As time goes on, more of a shared societal consensus may emerge about the acceptability of defendants' conduct."
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
He added that it "perfectly illustrates the fact that marine parks are an outdated industry with dropping acceptability" in society.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
Let’s begin by comparing the acceptability of different inventions within the same society.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
