Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

    Zulässigkeit

    прие́млемостьprijémlemostʹ, допусти́мостьdopustímostʹ

  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)

More definitions
  • satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The acceptability of a social gesture depends on innumerable cultural factors.

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  2. The treatment's acceptability plummeted by nearly 96% that year after researchers discovered disfiguring side effects.

    ruПоложительное отношение к этой методике упало на 96% в тот же год, после того как исследователи обнаружили её обезображивающие побочные эффекты. — shanghainese

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  3. The oral HIV test has become popular for a number of reasons, including its acceptability and ease of use.

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Translations

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: acceptabilities
Singularacceptability
Pluralacceptabilities

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards:acceptableness

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

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