acceptable
AdjectiveUS[ak-sep-tuh-buhl]/ækˈsɛptəbəl/4 syllablesalso [uhk-sep-tuh-buhl] /əkˈsɛptəbəl/
Open English WordNet
Adjective (4)
- worthy of acceptance or satisfactory“acceptable levels of radiation”“performances varied from acceptable to excellent”Opposite unacceptableSimilar bankable, unobjectionable, unexceptionableSee also satisfactory
- judged to be in conformity with approved usage“acceptable English usage”Opposite nonstandardSimilar standard, received
- meeting requirements“the step makes a satisfactory seat”“I would kill for a decent cup of coffee”“a decent wage”Synonyms: satisfactorydecentOpposite badSimilar good
- adequate for the purpose“the water was acceptable for drinking”Opposite unfitSimilar fit
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Translations
Adjective capable, worthy or sure of being accepted
- Spanish
- aceptable
- French
- acceptable
- German
- akzeptabel
- Italian
- accettabile
- Portuguese
- aceitável
- Turkish
- kabul edilebilir
- Russian
- прие́млемый prijémlemyj
- Dutch
- acceptabel
- Polish
- akceptowalny
- Swedish
- acceptabel
13 more languages
- Greek
- αποδεκτός apodektós
- Hungarian
- elfogadható
- Portuguese (PT)
- aceitável
- Catalan
- acceptable
- Czech
- přijatelný
- Danish
- acceptabel
- Esperanto
- akceptebla
- Estonian
- vastuvõetav
- Finnish
- hyväksyttävä
- Icelandic
- ásættanlegur
- Romanian
- acceptabil
- Serbo-Croatian
- prihvatljiv
- Welsh
- cymeradwy
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ac·cept′a·ble (-sĕpt′ȧ-b'l; 277), adjective
Origin: F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54