acceptabilityn.

Brit.

/əkˌsɛptəˈbɪlᵻti/,

/akˌsɛptəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/əkˌsɛptəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/ækˌsɛptəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: 1600s acceptabilitie, 1600s– acceptability, 1800s acceptibility.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acceptabilitat-, acceptabilitas.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acceptabilitat-, acceptabilitas (5th cent.) < acceptabilis acceptable adj. + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare earlier acceptableness n.

The quality of being acceptable.In quot. 1660: an acceptable quality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [noun]

acceptableness1565

well-being1573

acceptance1594

acceptability1647

unobjectionableness1831

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun]

lustfulnessa900

sweetnessc900

sootnessc1000

unloathfulnessc1350

sugarc1374

pleasancec1395

agreeability?c1400

dulcourc1429

pleasure1497

pleasantnessa1500

douceness1518

dulceness?1526

dulcetness1528

pleasancy1545

ungrieffulness1556

acceptableness1565

rose water1584

pleasingnessa1586

amenity?1591

pleasing1591

acceptance1594

suavity1594

prettiness1604

jucundity1620

dulcity1623

pleasurableness1626

agreeablenessa1631

placency1639

acceptability1647

dulce1654

amicableness1667

pleasurability1793

niceness1809

dulciness1828

enjoyableness1868

Gemütlichkeit1892

sweetness and light1927

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [noun]

passage1488

admittance1534

acceptableness1565

avowablenessa1631

acceptability1647

approvableness1820

OK-ness1935

1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. ii. i. 70 Which blessings are notified unto us in Scripture by clean and manifest intimation of the acceptability thereof unto God.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Wks. III. Serm. 10 Praying with his heart and with the acceptabilities of a good life.

1718 C. Place Enq. Nature & Orig. Fifty-fifth Canon Ep. Ded. p. iv Let it contribute to the Propriety of the humble Oblation, and its Acceptability with your Majesty, that the Argument is not foreign to Royal Character.

?1795 W. Boycatt Serm. at Parish Churches Burgh, Thurlton & Thorpe 5 The requisites for the acceptability of his prayer cannot be less, when he prays for another, than when he prays for himself.

1849 W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (rev. ed.) xxv. 225 Endeavoring by the aid of dress to acquire that personal acceptability..which nature had denied him.

1880 Harper's Mag. July 304/1 It was not popular in the sense of flash papers and dime novels, but in that of acceptability to the intelligent domestic sentiment.

1933 Times 11 Aug. 6/7 But the ultimate acceptability of his views depends on how far one is able to share this conception of advertising.

1974 R. B. Parker Godwulf Manuscript i. 9 The elevator..was covered with obscene graffiti that some proprietous soul had tried to doctor into acceptability.

2007 Esquire Sept. 102/1 Appearances matter because they are invariably the first..opportunity we have to make a judgment on someone's acceptability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acceptability
释义	acceptabilityn. Brit. /əkˌsɛptəˈbɪlᵻti/, /akˌsɛptəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /əkˌsɛptəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ækˌsɛptəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: 1600s acceptabilitie, 1600s– acceptability, 1800s acceptibility. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acceptabilitat-, acceptabilitas. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acceptabilitat-, acceptabilitas (5th cent.) < acceptabilis acceptable adj. + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare earlier acceptableness n. The quality of being acceptable.In quot. 1660: an acceptable quality. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [noun] acceptableness1565 well-being1573 acceptance1594 acceptability1647 unobjectionableness1831 the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] lustfulnessa900 sweetnessc900 sootnessc1000 unloathfulnessc1350 sugarc1374 pleasancec1395 agreeability?c1400 dulcourc1429 pleasure1497 pleasantnessa1500 douceness1518 dulceness?1526 dulcetness1528 pleasancy1545 ungrieffulness1556 acceptableness1565 rose water1584 pleasingnessa1586 amenity?1591 pleasing1591 acceptance1594 suavity1594 prettiness1604 jucundity1620 dulcity1623 pleasurableness1626 agreeablenessa1631 placency1639 acceptability1647 dulce1654 amicableness1667 pleasurability1793 niceness1809 dulciness1828 enjoyableness1868 Gemütlichkeit1892 sweetness and light1927 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [noun] passage1488 admittance1534 acceptableness1565 avowablenessa1631 acceptability1647 approvableness1820 OK-ness1935 1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. ii. i. 70 Which blessings are notified unto us in Scripture by clean and manifest intimation of the acceptability thereof unto God. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Wks. III. Serm. 10 Praying with his heart and with the acceptabilities of a good life. 1718 C. Place Enq. Nature & Orig. Fifty-fifth Canon Ep. Ded. p. iv Let it contribute to the Propriety of the humble Oblation, and its Acceptability with your Majesty, that the Argument is not foreign to Royal Character. ?1795 W. Boycatt Serm. at Parish Churches Burgh, Thurlton & Thorpe 5 The requisites for the acceptability of his prayer cannot be less, when he prays for another, than when he prays for himself. 1849 W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (rev. ed.) xxv. 225 Endeavoring by the aid of dress to acquire that personal acceptability..which nature had denied him. 1880 Harper's Mag. July 304/1 It was not popular in the sense of flash papers and dime novels, but in that of acceptability to the intelligent domestic sentiment. 1933 Times 11 Aug. 6/7 But the ultimate acceptability of his views depends on how far one is able to share this conception of advertising. 1974 R. B. Parker Godwulf Manuscript i. 9 The elevator..was covered with obscene graffiti that some proprietous soul had tried to doctor into acceptability. 2007 Esquire Sept. 102/1 Appearances matter because they are invariably the first..opportunity we have to make a judgment on someone's acceptability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1647
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