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acceptance

ac·cept·ance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ak-sep-tuh ns]
    • /ækˈsɛp təns/
    • /əkˈsep.təns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-sep-tuh ns]
    • /ækˈsɛp təns/

Definitions of acceptance word

  • variable noun acceptance Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it. 3
  • uncountable noun acceptance If there is acceptance of an idea, most people believe or agree that it is true. 3
  • uncountable noun acceptance Your acceptance of a situation, especially an unpleasant or difficult one, is an attitude or feeling that you cannot change it and that you must get used to it. 3
  • uncountable noun acceptance If there is acceptance of a new product, people start to like it and get used to it. 3
  • uncountable noun acceptance Acceptance of someone into a group means beginning to think of them as part of the group and to act in a friendly way towards them. 3
  • noun acceptance the act of accepting or the state of being accepted or acceptable 3

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Origin of acceptance

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; accept + -ance

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Acceptance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

acceptance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

acceptance usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for acceptance

noun acceptance

  • acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
  • consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
  • admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
  • compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
  • cooperation — joint operation or action

Antonyms for acceptance

noun acceptance

  • denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
  • disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
  • dissension — strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
  • refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
  • veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

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