acceptant
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonacceptant adjective
- unacceptant adjective
Etymology
Origin of acceptant
Example Sentences
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You don’t want to be acceptant of that.
From Fox News
When asked if Heights students were joining Opus Dei, he said with an acceptant smile, “Not as many as I’d like.”
From New York Times
Where there is either no intrinsic value, or no acceptant capacity, there is no effectual value; that is to say, no wealth.
From Project Gutenberg
He awoke in the morning, acceptant of what he had done in the night.
From Project Gutenberg
Her gentle face was so undisturbed, so calmly acceptant of the heinous fact that Brigit could do nothing but stare.
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