ACCEPTABLENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acceptableness mean? 

• ACCEPTABLENESS (noun)
  The noun ACCEPTABLENESS has 1 sense:

1. satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

  Familiarity information: ACCEPTABLENESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCEPTABLENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

acceptability; acceptableness

Hypernyms ("acceptableness" 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 "acceptableness"):

admissibility (acceptability by virtue of being admissible)

palatability; palatableness (acceptability to the mind or feelings)

Derivation:

acceptable (worthy of acceptance or satisfactory)

acceptable (adequate for the purpose)

acceptable (meeting requirements)

acceptable (judged to be in conformity with approved usage)