Definitions for acceptable
ækˈsɛp tə bəlac·cept·able

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. acceptableadjective

   worthy of acceptance or satisfactory

   "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"

2. acceptableadjective

   judged to be in conformity with approved usage

   "acceptable English usage"

3. satisfactory, acceptableadjective

   meeting requirements

   "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

4. acceptableadjective

   adequate for the purpose

   "the water was acceptable for drinking"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. acceptableadjective

   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.

2. acceptableadjective

   Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

3. Etymology: * First attested in the late 14th century.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Acceptableadjective

   Etymology: acceptable, Fr. from the Latin.

   1. That which is likely to be accepted; grateful; pleasing. It is used with the particle to before the person accepting.

   This woman, whom thou mad’st to be my help,
   And gav’st me as thy perfect gift, so good,
   So fit, so acceptable, so divine,
   That from her hand I could expect no ill. Parad. Lost, b. ii.

   I do not see any other method left for men of that function to take, in order to reform the world, than by using all honest arts to make themselves acceptable to the laity. Jonathan Swift, Proj. &c.

   After he had made a peace so acceptable to the church, and so honourable to himself, he spent the remainder of his life at Ripaille, and died with an extraordinary reputation of sanctity. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Acceptableadjective

   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

2. Etymology: [F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. acceptable

   Adequate for purpose.

   The level of compliance was acceptable.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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1. • Linguistics

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'acceptable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2843

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'acceptable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2591

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'acceptable' in Adjectives Frequency: #371

How to pronounce acceptable?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say acceptable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of acceptable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of acceptable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of acceptable in a Sentence

1. Amesh Adalja:

   We’ve gotten spoiled because we’ve seen the Moderna and Pfizer numbers. I know people are going to be alarmed, but 60% efficacy against the new variant is acceptable.

2. Davante Lewis:

   While we are of course supportive and want to see benefits increase at the state level, we did not think pulling the rug out from under people in the middle of a pandemic still was an acceptable deal.

3. Robert Steinbrook:

   (Pharmaceutical industry) promotional events are usually perfectly legal and acceptable to many physicians; otherwise physicians would not be attending, but in the big picture, physicians have to ask themselves why they are accepting this largesse?

4. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   It would not be acceptable for someone to be spirited out of Hong Kong in order to face charges in a different jurisdiction.

5. Angela Merkel:

   On the one hand we want climate protections measures to be effective to meet our commitments, on the other hand we want to be economically sensible and act in a socially acceptable way so that all people can afford climate protection.

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