acceptableness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English acceptable

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English acceptableness

From acceptable + -ness.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ækˈsɛp.tə.bəl.nəs/

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Noun

acceptableness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.