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ACCEPTABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
Example:
performances varied from acceptable to excellent
Classified under:
Similar:
bankable (acceptable to or at a bank)
unexceptionable; unimpeachable (completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach)
unobjectionable (not objectionable)
Also:
satisfactory (giving satisfaction)
Antonym:
unacceptable (not acceptable; not welcome)
Derivation:
acceptability; acceptableness (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Adequate for the purpose
Example:
the water was acceptable for drinking
Classified under:
Similar:
fit (meeting adequate standards for a purpose)
Derivation:
accept (make use of or accept for some purpose)
acceptability; acceptableness (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Meeting requirements
Example:
a decent wage
Synonyms:
acceptable; decent; satisfactory
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
good (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified)
Derivation:
accept (make use of or accept for some purpose)
acceptability; acceptableness (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Judged to be in conformity with approved usage
Example:
acceptable English usage
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
received; standard (conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Derivation:
acceptability; acceptableness (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)
Context examples:
"Lower losses are a great start, but it's important to remember that 33 percent is still much higher than beekeepers deem acceptable. There is still much work to do."
(Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations, VOA)
She was obliged to repeat and explain it, before it was fully comprehended; and then, being quite new, farther representations were necessary to make it acceptable.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Some little present of furniture too may be acceptable then.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Social relationships may be greatly affected but usually remain within acceptable limits.
(Neurosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The MTD is determined in clinical trials by testing increasing doses on different groups of people until the highest dose with acceptable side effects is found.
(MTD, NCI Dictionary)
Issue associated with a device component having flaws of dimensional deviations greater than acceptable for the intended use.
(Medical Device Component Defective, Food and Drug Administration)
Indicates a biomedical image that is of acceptable quality, with no technical defect likely to impair using the image for diagnosis.
(Diagnostic Quality, NCI Thesaurus)
Indicates a biomedical image that is of acceptable quality, with some technical defect but still adequate for diagnostic purposes.
(Limited Quality, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with having flaws or dimensional deviations greater than acceptable for the intended use of the device.
(Defective Item Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
The maximum tolerated dose is determined in clinical trials by testing increasing doses on different groups of people until the highest dose with acceptable side effects is found.
(Maximum tolerated dose, NCI Dictionary)
