Acceptable

/əkˈsɛptəbl/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

able to be agreed on; suitable.

The committee found her proposal to be acceptable and decided to implement it.

worthy of acceptance or satisfactory.

His performance on the project was acceptable, meeting the basic requirements.

allowable; not objectionable.

The school has established guidelines for acceptable behavior in the classroom.

Derived from Middle French 'acceptable', from Late Latin 'acceptabilis' which means 'that may be received'.

acceptable risk

A risk that is considered to be within reasonable limits.

acceptable standard

A level of quality that is deemed satisfactory.

To receive or agree to.

acceptance

The act of agreeing to or receiving something.

acceptability

The quality of being acceptable.

Cool or okay.

That party was pretty acceptable for a Wednesday night.

Not great but okay.

The movie was acceptable, better than I expected.