acceptable

Etymology

From Middle English acceptable, from Old French acceptable, from Late Latin acceptābilis (“worthy of acceptance”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bəl/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

acceptable (comparative more acceptable, superlative most acceptable)

1. worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure

   We need to find an acceptable present for Jeff.

2. Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

   The designs were acceptable, but they were nothing special either.

Further reading

• acceptable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• acceptable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• acceptable at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acceptābilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ək.səpˈta.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ak.sepˈta.ble/
• Rhymes: -aβle

Adjective

acceptable (masculine and feminine plural acceptables)

1. acceptable

   Antonym: inacceptable

Further reading

• “acceptable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Adjective

acceptable

1. definite singular of acceptabel
2. plural of acceptabel

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acceptābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.sɛp.tabl/

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

acceptable (plural acceptables)

1. acceptable

Further reading

• “acceptable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

acceptable

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of acceptabel.