acceptable

== English == === Alternative forms === acceptible (dated) === Etymology === From Middle English acceptable, from Old French acceptable, from Late Latin acceptābilis (“worthy of acceptance”). Morphologically accept +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/, /ækˈsɛp.tə.bəl/, /ɪkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈæksɛp.tə.bəl/ Hyphenation: ac‧cep‧ti‧ble === Adjective === acceptable (comparative more acceptable, superlative most acceptable) Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:good, Thesaurus:standard, Thesaurus:valid Antonyms: inacceptable, rejectable, unacceptable Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:satisfactory Antonyms: inacceptable, unacceptable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === acceptable (plural acceptables) Someone or something that is acceptable. Antonym: rejectable === References === === Further reading === “acceptable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “acceptable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “acceptable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin acceptābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ək.səpˈtab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ak.sepˈta.ble] Rhymes: -ablə, -able === Adjective === acceptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural acceptables) acceptable Antonym: inacceptable ==== Derived terms ==== acceptablement inacceptable === Further reading === “acceptable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “acceptable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “acceptable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “acceptable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Adjective === acceptable definite singular of acceptabel plural of acceptabel == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin acceptābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ak.sɛp.tabl/ === Adjective === acceptable (plural acceptables) acceptable Antonym: inacceptable ==== Related terms ==== accepter ==== Descendants ==== → German: akzeptabel→ Swedish: acceptabel === Further reading === “acceptable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akθepˈtable/ [ak.θepˈt̪a.βle] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: ac‧cep‧ta‧ble === Adjective === acceptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural acceptables) archaic form of aceptable ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acceptable”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021 == Swedish == === Adjective === acceptable definite natural masculine singular of acceptabel === Anagrams === acceptabel