acceptable

[ ak-sep-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable or worthy of being accepted.

  2. pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.

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

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

Origin of acceptable

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word acceptābilis.See accept, -able

Other words from acceptable

  • 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·bly, adverb

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How to use acceptable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for acceptable

acceptable

/ (əkˈsɛptəbəl) /


adjective
  1. satisfactory; adequate

  2. pleasing; welcome

  1. tolerable

Derived forms of acceptable

  • acceptability or acceptableness, noun
  • acceptably, adverb

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