acceptability

English

Etymology

acceptable +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌæk.ˌsɛp.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i/

Noun

acceptability (countable and uncountable; plural acceptabilities)

1. The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

   Acceptability of repentance. - Jeremy Taylor, about 1640

2. (military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)

Synonyms

• acceptableness

Antonyms

• unacceptability
• inacceptability

See also

• adequacy
• feasibility

Translations

acceptableness

• Bulgarian: приемливост (bg) (priemlivost), допустимост (bg) (dopustimost)
• Catalan: acceptabilitat (ca) f
• Czech: přijatelnost (cs) f
• Finnish: hyväksyttävyys (fi)

• Hungarian: elfogadhatóság (hu)
• Japanese: 受容性 (ja) (juyōsei)
• Romanian: acceptabilitate (ro) f
• Spanish: aceptabilidad (es) f

operation plan review criterion

• Finnish: hyväksyttävyys (fi)

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Translations to be checked

• Portuguese: aceitabilidade
• Telugu: అంగీకార యోగ్యం (aMgeekaara yOgyaM)

External links

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