acceptability

Definition

The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

Etymology

From Latin acceptābilitās. By surface analysis, accept + -ability.

Example Sentences

• "Therefore vve eat Chriſts ſpiritual body, becauſe he hath given us his natural body to be broken and his natural blood to be ſhed, for the remiſſion of ſins, and for the obtaining the grace and acceptability of repentance."
• "The acceptability of a television picture is also governed by its size, colour and freedom from interfering signals, flicker and lininess."

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