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acceptability|ækˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪtɪ|
[ad. late L. acceptābilitāt-em (used in scholastic theology, Du Cange), n. of state f. acceptābilis. See acceptable.]
The quality of being acceptable; = acceptableness, which is the commoner form.
1660Jer. Taylor Worthy Comm. i. §3. 48 For the obtaining the grace and acceptability of repentance. ― Wks. III. Serm. 10 Praying with his heart and with the acceptabilities of a good life. 1850W. Irving Goldsmith xxv. 253 Endeavouring by the aid of dress to acquire that personal acceptability..which nature had denied him. |