acceptable

English

Etymology

From Old French acceptable, from Latin acceptabilis (“worthy of acceptance”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

acceptable (comparative more acceptable, superlative most acceptable)

1. 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. Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

Antonyms

• unacceptable
• inacceptable

Derived terms

• acceptableness
• acceptably

Related terms

• acceptability

Translations

capable, worthy or sure of being accepted

Bulgarian: приемлив (bg), допустим (bg) Catalan: acceptable (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 可接受的 (kě jiēshòu de) Czech: přijatelný (cs) m. Dutch: aanvaardbaar (nl), acceptabel (nl) Esperanto: akceptebla (eo) Estonian: vastuvõetav (et) Finnish: hyväksyttävä (fi) French: acceptable (fr) German: annehmbar (de)

Hungarian: elfogadható (hu) Interlingua: acceptabile (ia) Italian: accettabile (it) Norwegian: antakelig (no) Portuguese: aceitável (pt) Romanian: acceptabil (ro) Russian: приемлемый (ru) (prijémlemyj) Spanish: aceptable (es) Swedish: acceptabel (sv), godtagbar (sv) Telugu: అంగీకార యోగ్యమైన (te) (aMgeekaara yOgyamaina) Turkish: kabul edilebilir (tr), uygun (tr), makbul (tr)

External links

• 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

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aβɫə

Adjective

acceptable m. and f. (plural acceptables)

1. acceptable

Derived terms

• acceptablement
• inacceptable

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Danish

Adjective

acceptable

1. definite of acceptabel
2. plural of acceptabel

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French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

acceptable (epicene, plural acceptables)

1. acceptable

Antonyms

• inacceptable

Related terms

• accepter

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Swedish

Adjective

acceptable

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of acceptabel.