acceptability

== English == === Etymology === From Latin acceptābilitās. By surface analysis, accept +‎ -ability. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ət.i/ === Noun === acceptability (countable and uncountable, plural acceptabilities) The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. (military) 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) ==== Synonyms ==== acceptableness ==== Antonyms ==== unacceptability inacceptability ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== adequacy feasibility === References === === Further reading === “acceptability”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “acceptability”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “acceptability”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.