acceptability

UK: /əkˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ac•cept•a•ble /ækˈsɛptəbəl/   adj. 

1. worthy or capable of being accepted or received.
2. meeting only minimum requirements:
   barely acceptable school grades.
3. capable of being endured; tolerable:
   acceptable risks.

ac•cept•a•bil•i•ty /ækˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/  ac•cept•a•ble•ness, n. [uncountable]
ac•cept•a•bly, adv. See -cep-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ac•cept•a•ble  (ak sep′tə bəl), adj. 

1. capable or worthy of being accepted.
2. pleasing to the receiver;
   satisfactory;
   agreeable;
   welcome.
3. meeting only minimum requirements;
   barely adequate:
   an acceptable performance.
4. capable of being endured;
   tolerable;
   bearable:
   acceptable levels of radiation.

• Late Latin acceptābilis. See accept, -able
• Middle English 1350–1400

ac•cept′a•bil′i•ty, ac•cept′a•ble•ness, n. 
ac•cept′a•bly, adv.