acceptant

American

[ak-sep-tuhnt] / ækˈsɛp tənt /

adjective

willingly or readily accepting or receiving; receptive.

acceptant British

/ əkˈsɛptənt /

adjective

receiving willingly; receptive

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Other Word Forms

nonacceptant adjective
unacceptant adjective

Etymology

Origin of acceptant

First recorded in 1590–1600; accept + -ant

Example Sentences

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I am acceptant of whenever it is you can join in on this crusade, this journey, this fight that I am in day after day after day.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2021

You don’t want to be acceptant of that.

From Fox News • Dec. 11, 2018

Meantime, we have this movie--full of acceptant, sidelong glances at human quirkiness--to delight us.

From Time Magazine Archive

At first acceptant of Sharon's news, he angers when he discovers who the father is.

From Time Magazine Archive

He awoke in the morning, acceptant of what he had done in the night.

From Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real by Zangwill, Louis

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