ACCEPTABILITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

Synonyms:

acceptability; acceptableness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("acceptability" is a kind of...):

satisfactoriness (the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acceptability"):

admissibility (acceptability by virtue of being admissible)

palatability; palatableness (acceptability to the mind or feelings)

Antonym:

unacceptability (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards)

Derivation:

acceptable (worthy of acceptance or satisfactory)

acceptable (adequate for the purpose)

acceptable (meeting requirements)

acceptable (judged to be in conformity with approved usage)