acceptable

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(ăk-sĕp'tə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Worthy of being accepted.
  2. Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory.
acceptability ac·cept'a·bil'i·ty or ac·cept'a·ble·ness n.
acceptably ac·cept'a·bly adv.

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adjective

  1. Capable of being accepted: admissible, unobjectionable. See accept/reject.
  2. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent: adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable. Informal OK, tidy. See good/bad.

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adj

Definition: satisfactory, agreeable
Antonyms: disagreeable, disturbing, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, unwelcome

(DOD) 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. See also adequacy; feasibility.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adv. - In a satisfactory (but not outstanding) manner.

pronunciation The band performed acceptably at the football game.

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Common misspelling(s) of acceptable

  • acceptible

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - acceptabel, tiltalende, indbydende

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanvaardbaar, draaglijk, welkom

Français (French)
adj. - acceptable, bienvenu, supportable, qui fait plaisir

Deutsch (German)
adj. - annehmbar, willkommen, akzeptabel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποδεκτός, δεκτός, ευπρόσδεκτος

Italiano (Italian)
accettabile, ben accetto, sopportabile, tollerabile, ammissibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aceitável, agradável, admissível

Русский (Russian)
приемлемый, приятный, угодный, сносный, приемлемый, годящийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aceptable, tolerable, admisible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - antagbar, godtagbar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
可以接受的, 令人满意的, 值得接受的, 可忍受的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可以接受的, 令人滿意的, 值得接受的, 可忍受的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 마음에 드는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 受諾できる, 耐えられる, 満足な, 良好な

العربيه (Arabic)
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עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתקבל, רצוי‬


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