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ACCEPTABILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
Synonyms:
acceptability; acceptableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("acceptability" is a kind of...):
satisfactoriness (the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acceptability"):
admissibility (acceptability by virtue of being admissible)
palatability; palatableness (acceptability to the mind or feelings)
Antonym:
unacceptability (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards)
Derivation:
acceptable (worthy of acceptance or satisfactory)
acceptable (adequate for the purpose)
acceptable (meeting requirements)
acceptable (judged to be in conformity with approved usage)
