acceptable
Americanadjective
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capable or worthy of being accepted.
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pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.
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meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate.
an acceptable performance.
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capable of being endured; tolerable; bearable.
acceptable levels of radiation.
adjective
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satisfactory; adequate
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pleasing; welcome
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tolerable
Other Word Forms
- acceptability noun
- acceptableness noun
- acceptably adverb
- unacceptability noun
- unacceptable adjective
- unacceptableness noun
- unacceptably adverb
Etymology
Origin of acceptable
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word acceptābilis. See accept, -able
Example Sentences
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Nick Patience, practice lead for AI at tech research group Futurum, told AFP that nonbinding declarations could still "set the tone for what acceptable AI governance looks like".
From Barron's
If Pacino had only made two to three times as much, he told Bob Costas, “that would be acceptable, but not ideal.”
The TRA added that it considered the publication of the adverse findings it had made was "sufficient to send an appropriate message to the teacher as to the standards of behaviour that are not acceptable".
From BBC
McGiffen quoted an Asphalt Industry Alliance report that claimed £16.8bn was needed to bring England and Wales' roads "up to an acceptable standard".
From BBC
"It's not acceptable and it should not go on," she told the science journal Nature last month.
From BBC
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