acceptable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   worthy of acceptance or satisfactory

   acceptable levels of radiation

2. 2
   adj

   adequate for the purpose

   the water was acceptable for drinking

3. 3
   adj

   judged to be in conformity with approved usage

   acceptable English usage

4. 4
   adj

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

   We need to find an acceptable present for Jeff.

5. 5
   adj

   Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

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

6. 6
   noun

   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.

7. 7
   adj

   meeting requirements

Etymology

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