acceptability

Other forms: acceptabilities

Definitions of acceptability
  1. noun
    satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
    synonyms: acceptableness
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    antonyms:
    unacceptability
    unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards
    types:
    admissibility
    acceptability by virtue of being admissible
    palatability, palatableness
    acceptability to the mind or feelings
    permissibility
    admissibility as a consequence of being permitted
    type of:
    satisfactoriness
    the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement
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