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acceptability

/ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/US/ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/

acceptability noun: the quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

Noun

acceptability (countable and uncountable, plural acceptabilities)

  1. The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
    • Therefore vve eat Chriſts ſpiritual body, becauſe he hath given us his natural body to be broken and his natural blood to be ſhed, for the remiſſion of ſins, and for the obtaining the grace and acceptability of repentance.1660, Jeremy Taylor, “Of the Nature, Excellencies, Uses and Intention of the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper. Sect[ion] III. That in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper there are Represented and...
    • The acceptability of a television picture is also governed by its size, colour and freedom from interfering signals, flicker and lininess.1954, Edward Molloy, John Patrick Hawker, Television Engineers' Pocket Book, page 27
  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)

acceptability meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

acceptability in Hindi

acceptableness
स्वीकार्यता svīkāryatā

acceptability in Tamil

ஏற்கும் தன்மை, திறமை, ஏற்புடைமை

acceptability in Malayalam

സ്വീകാര്യത, വരണീയം, കൈക്കൊള്ളുക, വരിക്കുക, സമ്മതിക്കുക, അംഗീകരിക്കുക

acceptability in Kannada

ಸ್ವೀಕಾರಾರ್ಹತೆ, ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯತೆ
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acceptability in Malay
kebolehterimaan

Examples of acceptability in a sentence

  • What should we think about the ethical acceptability of political conspiracy theorizing?
  • The noise level thudded beyond deemed acceptability for a construction site, let alone a pleasuredome.
  • Everyone had betrayed, hurt and abandoned her far beyond comprehension or acceptability.

All 15 example sentences with acceptability

Synonyms of acceptability

Antonyms

Forms of acceptability

pluralacceptabilities

Origin of acceptability

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

Words formed from acceptability

Questions about acceptability

What does acceptability mean?
Acceptability means the quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
What is acceptability in Hindi?
Acceptability in Hindi is स्वीकार्यता (svīkāryatā). See Acceptability meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is acceptability?
Acceptability is a noun.
How do you pronounce acceptability?
Acceptability is pronounced /ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
What is the plural of acceptability?
The plural of acceptability is acceptabilities.

Words near acceptability in the dictionary

  1. accentwise
  2. accept
  3. accept at face value
  4. accept service
  5. acceptabilities
  6. acceptability
  7. acceptable
  8. acceptableness
  9. acceptables
  10. acceptably
  11. acceptance

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: acceptability (page history and authors); acceptability (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acceptability (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acceptability (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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