ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Acceptability

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ət.i/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Acceptability is a noun meaning The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

Meaning

The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

More Meanings

  1. (military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)

Example Sentences

The acceptability of a television picture is also governed by its size, colour and freedom from interfering signals, flicker and lininess.
Therefore vve eat Chriſts ſpiritual body, becauſe he hath given us his natural body to be broken and his natural blood to be ſhed, for the remiſſion of ſins, and for the obtaining the grace and acceptability of repentance.

Word Forms

Synonyms for acceptability

Depending on context, synonyms include acceptableness.

Antonyms for acceptability

Common opposites include unacceptability, inacceptability, unacceptableness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include accepting, acceptance, adequacy, permissibility, admissibility, credibility.

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