# acceptable

Pronunciation: say "uhk-SEP-tuh-buhl" /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/

## Adjective

1. Worthy or pleasing enough to be received or agreed to with at least moderate satisfaction.
   - Simple: Good enough to be welcomed or agreed to without complaint.
   - _The committee deemed her proposal entirely acceptable and welcomed its main ideas._
   - _After a few changes, the terms became acceptable to both sides._
2. Barely good enough to be accepted, falling short of excellent; passable.
   - Simple: Just good enough, but not great or special.
   - _The hotel room was acceptable, clean enough but plain and a little dated._
   - _Reviewers called the film acceptable rather than memorable._

## Noun

3. A person or thing regarded as worthy or good enough to be received or approved.
   - Simple: A person or thing that is good enough to be welcomed or agreed to.
   - _The editor divided the submissions into acceptables and clear rejections._
   - _Among the dozens of proposals, hers stood out as the one true acceptable._

## Origin

This word came through Middle English and Old French from Late Latin acceptābilis, meaning 'worthy of acceptance'. It is formed from 'accept' plus the suffix '-able'.

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