acceptable
adjective
- capable or worthy of being accepted
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ / /ækˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ / /ɪkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English acceptable, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French acceptable, from Late Latin acceptābilis (“worthy of acceptance”). Morphologically accept + -able.
- Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.
“We need to find an acceptable present for Jeff.”
“I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.”
- Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
“The designs were acceptable, but they were nothing special either.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English acceptable, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French acceptable, from Late Latin acceptābilis (“worthy of acceptance”). Morphologically accept + -able.
- 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.”
“The good old acceptables are called “character” actors. An actor of the versatile order is called, casually, even contemptuously, a “character” actor.”