acceptability.

The extent to which something is considered suitable, permissible, or satisfactory.

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Words that belong together

• social acceptability
• practical acceptability

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Practical acceptability depended on cost as well as accuracy.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.