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ac·cept·a·ble
/
ækˈsɛp
tə
bəl
/
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sep
-t
uh
-b
uh
l
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adjective
1.
capable or worthy of being
accepted
.
2.
pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.
3.
meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate:
an acceptable performance.
4.
capable of being endured; tolerable; bearable:
acceptable levels of radiation.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Late Latin
acceptābilis.
See
accept
,
-able
Related forms
ac·cept·a·bil·i·ty,
ac·cept·a·ble·ness,
noun
ac·cept·a·bly,
adverb
un·ac·cept·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
un·ac·cept·a·ble,
adjective
un·ac·cept·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·ac·cept·a·b·ly,
adverb
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acceptable
(əkˈsɛptəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
satisfactory; adequate
2.
pleasing; welcome
3.
tolerable
accepta'bility
—
n
ac'ceptableness
—
n
ac'ceptably
—
adv
acceptable
(əkˈsɛptəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
satisfactory; adequate
2.
pleasing; welcome
3.
tolerable
accepta'bility
—
n
ac'ceptableness
—
n
ac'ceptably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
acceptable
late 14c., from O.Fr. acceptable, from L. acceptabilis, from acceptare (see
accept
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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