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1. (adj.) acceptable
capable or worthy of being accepted.
2. acceptable
pleasing to the receiver; agreeable.
3. acceptable
meeting minimum requirements; barely adequate.
4. acceptable
capable of being endured; tolerable:
acceptable levels of radiation.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < LL)
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| Definition of 'acceptable' |
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1. (adj) acceptable
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
"acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"
2. (adj) acceptable
judged to be in conformity with approved usage
"acceptable English usage"
3. (adj) satisfactory, acceptable
meeting requirements
"the step makes a satisfactory seat"
4. (adj) acceptable
adequate for the purpose
"the water was acceptable for drinking"
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1. (adjective) acceptable
≠ unacceptable
socially acceptable; The offer is acceptable to us.; It's not acceptable for you to behave that way.
2. acceptable
good but not excellent; = satisfactory
an acceptable standard
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| Definition of 'acceptable' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) acceptable
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
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Sense: satisfactory
The decision should be acceptable to most people.
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 Afrikaans: aanvaarbaar |
 Arabic: مَقْبُول |
 Bulgarian: приемлив |
 Brazilian: aceitável |
 Czech: přijatelný |
 German: annehmbar |
 Danish: acceptabel |
 Greek: αποδεκτός, ικανοποιητικός |
 Spanish: aceptable |
 Estonian: vastuvõetav |
 Farsi: قابل قبول |
 Finnish: hyväksyttävä |
 French: acceptable |
 Hebrew: מִקוּבָל, סָבִיר |
 Hindi: स्वीकार्य |
 Croatian: zadovoljavajuć |
 Hungarian: elfogadható |
 Indonesian: memuaskan, diterima denga |
 Icelandic: aðgengilegur |
 Italian: accettabile |
 Japanese: 満足な |
 Korean: 만족스러운 |
 Lithuanian: priimtinas |
 Latvian: pieņemams |
 Malay: diterima |
 Dutch: aanvaardbaar |
 Norwegian: tilfredsstillende, aksept |
 Polish: do przyjęcia |
 Persian: قابل قبول |
 Pashto: د منلو وړ |
 Portuguese: aceitável |
 Romanian: convenabil |
 Russian: приемлемый |
 Slovak: prijateľný |
 Slovenian: sprejemljiv |
 Serbian: prihvatljiv |
 Swedish: acceptabel, godtagbar |
 Thai: ที่น่าพอใจ |
 Turkish: kabul edilebilir |
 Taiwanese: 可接受的 |
 Ukrainian: прийнятний |
 Urdu: قابل قبول |
 Vietnamese: có thể chấp nhận được |
 Chinese: 可接受的 |
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