acceptable
Americanadjective
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capable or worthy of being accepted.
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pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.
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meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate.
an acceptable performance.
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capable of being endured; tolerable; bearable.
acceptable levels of radiation.
adjective
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satisfactory; adequate
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pleasing; welcome
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tolerable
Other Word Forms
- acceptability noun
- acceptableness noun
- acceptably adverb
- unacceptability noun
- unacceptable adjective
- unacceptableness noun
- unacceptably adverb
Etymology
Origin of acceptable
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word acceptābilis. See accept, -able
Example Sentences
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Microbial testing found bacterial colony levels remained within acceptable limits for non-antimicrobial biodegradable films, suggesting low toxicity.
From Science Daily
And both Reform and the Greens are willing to push the conventions of what traditional UK politicians would find acceptable - or what they believe would make them electable.
From BBC
“If DoD makes this the default clause across all AI vendors, it eliminates vendor-by-vendor negotiation over acceptable use and signals that firms unwilling to accept that baseline will be replaced,” Tillipman said.
From MarketWatch
It’s an imperfect analogy, but a company can’t sell the U.S. military a missile and then haggle about acceptable targets.
"But it is important to bear in mind that they have the option of home schooling if free education in the state sector is not acceptable to them," they added.
From BBC
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