acceptableness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ækˈsɛptəbəlnəs/ UK /əkˈsɛptəbəlnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being acceptable or satisfactory

The committee debated the acceptableness of the proposed compromise.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... acceptability adequacysatisfactorinesssuitabilityadmissibility

Opposites

unacceptablenessinadequacy

Word family

Related forms accept acceptable acceptability

Etymology

From acceptable + -ness, from Latin acceptāre ('to receive, accept'), from ad- ('to') + capere ('to take').

acceptāre Latin capere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# acceptableness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ækˈsɛptəbəlnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /əkˈsɛptəbəlnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being acceptable or satisfactory

## Examples
- The committee debated the acceptableness of the proposed compromise.

## Synonyms
- acceptability
- adequacy
- satisfactoriness
- suitability
- admissibility

## Antonyms
- unacceptableness
- inadequacy

## Related Forms
- accept
- acceptable
- acceptability

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: acceptāre
- Root: capere

## Etymology
From acceptable + -ness, from Latin acceptāre ('to receive, accept'), from ad- ('to') + capere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Acceptableness is a noun meaning "the quality of being acceptable or satisfactory". Historically, it is from acceptable + -ness, from Latin acceptāre ('to receive, accept'), from ad- ('to') + capere ('to take'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: acceptableness is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the quality of being acceptable or satisfactory", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin acceptāre with Latin capere. Close English family members include accept, acceptable, and acceptability.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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