acceptable

[ ak-sep-tuh-buh l ]

/ ækˈsɛp tə bəl /

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adjective

capable or worthy of being accepted.

pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.

meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate: an acceptable performance.

capable of being endured; tolerable; bearable: acceptable levels of radiation.

Nearby words

accentual, accentuate, accentuation, accentuator, accept, acceptable, acceptance, acceptance race, acceptance region, acceptancy, acceptant

Origin of acceptable

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word acceptābilis. See accept, -able

Related forms

ac·cept·a·bil·i·ty, ac·cept·a·ble·ness, nounac·cept·a·bly, adverbun·ac·cept·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·ac·cept·a·ble, adjective

un·ac·cept·a·ble·ness, nounun·ac·cept·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for acceptability

And then we want to install a government which has credibility, which has acceptability to the people of Afghanistan.
Musharraf on Fixing Pakistan|Michael Smerconish|October 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They would not draw near to the god, with an offering about the acceptability of which they were in doubt.
The Idea of God in Early Religions|F. B. Jevons
The acceptability of Mr. Mallory to the people, at the outset of his career, has been noted.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon
It is not enough for a prophet to believe in his message; he must believe in its acceptability.
Twelve Types|G.K. Chesterton

We go on with these disregarded data, some of which, many of which, are of the highest degree of acceptability.
The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort
There can be no question of its supreme place in our literature; there can be no doubt of its wide acceptance and acceptability.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties|Charles Major

British Dictionary definitions for acceptability

acceptable

/ (əkˈsɛptəbəl) /

adjective

satisfactory; adequate

pleasing; welcome

tolerable

Derived Forms

acceptability or acceptableness, nounacceptably, adverb

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