 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acceptable
adjective
1: worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of
radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to
excellent" [ant: {unacceptable}]
2: judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable
English usage" [syn: {accepted}]
3: meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
[syn: {satisfactory}]
4: adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for
drinking"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acceptable \Ac*cept"a*ble\ (-s[e^]pt"[.a]*b'l; 277), adjective [F.
acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.]
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with
pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable;
welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "acceptable":
OK, adequate, admissible, adorable, agreeable, all right, alright,
appetizing, attractive, average, bearable, better than nothing,
commonplace, decent, delightful, desirable, eligible, endurable,
enfranchised, enviable, exciting, fair, fairish, fit, fitted, good,
good enough, goodish, grateful, gratifying, likable, lovable,
moderate, mouth-watering, not amiss, not bad, not half bad,
not so bad, okay, ordinary, passable, pleasant, pleasing,
presentable, pretty good, provocative, qualified, respectable,
satisfactory, satisfying, sufficient, suitable, supportable,
taking, tantalizing, tempting, tenable, tidy, to be desired,
tolerable, toothsome, unexceptionable, unexceptional,
unimpeachable, unobjectionable, viable, welcome, winning,
with voice, with vote, workmanlike, worth having, worthy
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