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acceptable
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)
- worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure
- 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)
- 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
- definite singular of acceptabel
- plural of acceptabel
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin accept?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.s?p.tabl/
Adjective
acceptable (plural acceptables)
- 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
- absolute definite natural masculine form of acceptabel.
Anagrams
- acceptabel
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licensed
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?sn?st/
- Hyphenation: li?censed
Adjective
licensed (not comparable)
- (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
- Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
- (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol
- The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
- (of an activity) authorized by licence
- Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
- (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
- Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.
Antonyms
- unlicensed
Hyponyms
- GPL-licensed
- tri-licensed
Related terms
Translations
Verb
licensed
- simple past tense and past participle of license
See also
- licenced
Anagrams
- declines, silenced
licensed From the web:
- what licensed and bonded mean
- what licensed vocational nurses do
- what licensed means
- what licensed health professional
- what licensed architect
- what licensed merchandise
- what's licensed products
- what licensed trade
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