acceptability

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acceptability

  • /ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ UK
  • /ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ Canada, US
  • [ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] Canada, US
  • /ˌækˌsep.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ Australia
  • [ˌækˌsep.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] Australia

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From Latin acceptābilitās. By surface analysis, accept + -ability.

noun acceptabilities

  1. countable, uncountable The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. Therefore vve eat Chriſts ſpiritual body, becauſe he hath given us his natural body to be broken and his natural blood to be ſhed, for the remiſſion of ſins, and for the obtaining the grace and acceptability of repentance.
  2. countable, uncountable 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)

Similar: acceptableness · Opposite: unacceptability, inacceptability

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noun

Similar: acceptableness · Opposite: unacceptability, inacceptability

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noun acceptableness

Españolaceptabilidad
日本語受容性 juyōsei
हिन्दीस्वीकार्यता svīkāryatā
Portuguêsaceitabilidade
Françaisacceptabilité
DeutschZulässigkeit
Italianoaccettabilità
Românăacceptabilitate
Русскийприе́млемость prijémlemostʹ, допусти́мость dopustímostʹ

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@misc{acceptability_2026,
  title = {acceptability},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acceptability},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}