acceptability
noun/əkˌseptəˈbɪləti/
/əkˌseptəˈbɪləti/
[uncountable]- the degree to which something is agreed or approved of by most people in a society
- The social acceptability of smoking varies between countries.
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- acceptability (of something) (to somebody) the degree to which somebody agrees that something is good enough to use or allow
- The study aimed to assess the acceptability of the new system to patients.
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