Definitions for acceptableækˈsɛp tə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ac•cept•a•bleækˈsɛp tə bəl(adj.)
capable or worthy of being accepted.
pleasing to the receiver; agreeable.
meeting minimum requirements; barely adequate.
capable of being endured; tolerable:
acceptable levels of radiation.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of acceptable:
1350–1400; ME < LL
ac•cept′a•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
acceptable(adj)
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
"acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"
acceptable(adj)
judged to be in conformity with approved usage
"acceptable English usage"
satisfactory, acceptable(adj)
meeting requirements
"the step makes a satisfactory seat"
acceptable(adj)
adequate for the purpose
"the water was acceptable for drinking"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
acceptable(adjective)ækˈsɛp tə bəl
≠ unacceptable
socially acceptable; The offer is acceptable to us.; It's not acceptable for you to behave that way.
acceptableækˈsɛp tə bəl
good but not excellent; = satisfactory
an acceptable standard
Wiktionary
acceptable(Adjective)
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
acceptable(Adjective)
Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
Origin: * First attested in the late 14th century.
Webster Dictionary
Acceptable(adj)
capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us
Translations for acceptable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- aanvaarbaarAfrikaans
- مَقْبُولArabic
- приемливBulgarian
- aceitávelPortuguese (BR)
- přijatelnýCzech
- annehmbarGerman
- acceptabelDanish
- αποδεκτός, ικανοποιητικόςGreek
- aceptableSpanish
- vastuvõetavEstonian
- قابل قبولFarsi
- hyväksyttäväFinnish
- acceptableFrench
- מִקוּבָל, סָבִירHebrew
- स्वीकार्यHindi
- zadovoljavajućCroatian
- elfogadhatóHungarian
- memuaskan, diterima dengan baikIndonesian
- aðgengilegurIcelandic
- accettabileItalian
- 満足なJapanese
- 만족스러운Korean
- priimtinasLithuanian
- pieņemamsLatvian
- diterimaMalay
- aanvaardbaarDutch
- tilfredsstillende, akseptabelNorwegian
- do przyjęciaPolish
- قابل قبولPersian
- د منلو وړPashto
- aceitávelPortuguese
- convenabilRomanian
- приемлемыйRussian
- prijateľnýSlovak
- sprejemljivSlovenian
- prihvatljivSerbian
- acceptabel, godtagbarSwedish
- ที่น่าพอใจThai
- kabul edilebilirTurkish
- 可接受的Chinese (Trad.)
- прийнятнийUkrainian
- قابل قبولUrdu
- có thể chấp nhận đượcVietnamese
- 可接受的Chinese (Simp.)
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