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acceptability

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
  • Australian: /ˌækˌsep.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
  • Australian: [ˌækˌsep.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 K S EH2 P T AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acceptableness

Antonyms: unacceptability

Broader terms: satisfactoriness

Narrower terms: admissibility, palatability, palatableness

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ընդունելիություն (ənduneliutʻyun) — acceptableness
  • Bulgarian: приемливост (priemlivost) — acceptableness
  • Bulgarian: допустимост (dopustimost) — acceptableness
  • Catalan: acceptabilitat — acceptableness
  • Czech: přijatelnost — acceptableness
  • Finnish: hyväksyttävyys — acceptableness
  • French: acceptabilité — acceptableness
  • Galician: aceptabilidade — acceptableness
  • German: Zulässigkeit — acceptableness
  • Hindi: स्वीकार्यता (svīkāryatā) — acceptableness
  • Hungarian: elfogadhatóság — acceptableness
  • Italian: accettabilità — acceptableness
  • Japanese: 受容性 (juyōsei) — acceptableness
  • Malay: kebolehterimaan — acceptableness
  • Polish: akceptowalność — acceptableness
  • Portuguese: aceitabilidade — acceptableness
  • Romanian: acceptabilitate — acceptableness
  • Russian: прие́млемость (prijémlemostʹ) — acceptableness
  • Russian: допусти́мость (dopustímostʹ) — acceptableness
  • Spanish: aceptabilidad — acceptableness
  • Swedish: godtagbarhet — acceptableness
  • Finnish: hyväksyttävyys — operation plan review criterion