different between acceptable vs legal

English

Alternative forms

• acceptible (dated)

Etymology

From Middle English acceptable, from Old French acceptable, from Late Latin accept?bilis (“worthy of acceptance”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æk.?s?p.t?.b?l/

Adjective

acceptable (comparative more acceptable, superlative most acceptable)

1. worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure

2. Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

Antonyms

• unacceptable
• inacceptable

Derived terms

• acceptableness
• acceptably

Related terms

• acceptability

Translations

Further reading

• acceptable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• acceptable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• acceptable at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accept?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?k.s?p?ta.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ak.sep?ta.ble/
• Rhymes: -a?le

Adjective

acceptable (masculine and feminine plural acceptables)

1. acceptable

   Antonym: inacceptable

Derived terms

• acceptablement
• inacceptable

Further reading

• “acceptable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “acceptable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “acceptable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “acceptable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Adjective

acceptable

1. definite singular of acceptabel
2. plural of acceptabel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accept?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.s?p.tabl/

Adjective

acceptable (plural acceptables)

1. acceptable

Antonyms

• inacceptable

Related terms

• accepter

Further reading

• “acceptable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Adjective

acceptable

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of acceptabel.

Anagrams

• acceptabel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?g?lis (“legal”), from l?x (“law”). Doublet of loyal and leal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?li?.??l/
• Rhymes: -i???l
• (US) IPA^(key): /?li??l/

Adjective

legal (comparative more legal, superlative most legal)

1. Relating to the law or to lawyers.

2. Having its basis in the law.

3. Being allowed or prescribed by law.

4. (informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.
5. (US, Canada) (of paper or document layouts) Measuring 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm) (also legal-size).

Antonyms

• (allowed): banned, contraband, disallowed, forbidden, illegal, outlawed, unlawful
• (concerning law): black-market, back-alley
• (over age of consent): underage

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

legal (countable and uncountable, plural legals)

1. (uncountable, informal) The legal department of a company.

   Legal wants this in writing.

2. (uncountable, US, Canada) Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).
3. (countable) A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
4. (countable, informal, US) Somebody who immigrated lawfully.

   Antonyms: illegal, undocumented

Derived terms

• legal-size

Anagrams

• Galle, egall

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?g?lis. Compare the inherited doublet lleial.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /l???al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /le??al/

Adjective

legal (masculine and feminine plural legals)

1. legal

   Antonym: il·legal

Derived terms

• legalitzar
• legalment

Related terms

• legalitat
• llei
• lleial

Further reading

• “legal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “legal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “legal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “legal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?g?lis (“legal”), from l?x (“law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le?a?l/, [le???æ??l]

Adjective

legal

1. legal (something that conforms to or is according to law)
2. legitimate (conforming to accepted rules)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (legal): lovlig
• (legitimate): legitim

Antonyms

• (legal): illegal

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?g?lis. Compare leal.

Adjective

legal m or f (plural legais)

1. legal (having its basis in the law)

Antonyms

• ilegal

Derived terms

• legalmente

See also

• lícito

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?g?lis (“legal”), from l?x (“law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [le???a?l]
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

legal (not comparable)

1. legal

Declension

Antonyms

• illegal

Further reading

• “legal” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch legaal (“legal”), from French légal, from Latin l?g?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?l??al]
• Hyphenation: lè?gal

Adjective

legal

1. legal, allowed or prescribed by law.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “legal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?g?lis (“legal”), from l?x (“law”). Compare leal, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /l?.??a?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /le.??aw/

Adjective

legal m or f (plural legais, comparable)

1. legal
2. (Brazil, familiar) cool, nice, good

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:legal.

Synonyms

• (legal): lícito
• (Portugal, cool): fixe

Antonyms

• (legal): ilegal
• (cool): chato

Derived terms

• legalmente

Related terms

• ilegal
• legalidade

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French légal, Latin legalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le??al/

Adjective

legal m or n (feminine singular legal?, masculine plural legali, feminine and neuter plural legale)

1. legal, lawful

Declension

Synonyms

• licit

Antonyms

• ilegal
• ilicit

Related terms

• legalitate
• lege
• legitim

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?g?lis, from l?x (“law”). Compare leal, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le??al/, [le???al]

Adjective

legal (plural legales)

1. legal, statutory

   Antonym: ilegal

2. lawful
3. (colloquial) legit

Derived terms

• alegal
• legalmente

Related terms

• ilegal
• legalidad
• ley

Further reading

• “legal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin legalis.

Adjective

legal (not comparable)

1. legal

Declension

Related terms

• illegal
• legalitet
• legitim