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Acceptable

//əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.

    "We need to find an acceptable present for Jeff."

  2. 2
    Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

    "The designs were acceptable, but they were nothing special either."

Adjective
  1. 1
    worthy of acceptance or satisfactory wordnet
  2. 2
    adequate for the purpose wordnet
  3. 3
    meeting requirements wordnet
  4. 4
    judged to be in conformity with approved usage wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Someone or something that is acceptable.

    "The whole range of the knowable is divided into two classes, the acceptable and the avoidable. The acceptables are: Śiva, Śakti, Vidyesa, Mantra, Mantreśvara and the Jivas."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English acceptable, from Old French acceptable, from Late Latin acceptābilis (“worthy of acceptance”). Morphologically accept + -able.

Etymology 2

From Middle English acceptable, from Old French acceptable, from Late Latin acceptābilis (“worthy of acceptance”). Morphologically accept + -able.

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