Dictionary › A › acceptation
acceptation
Your browser doesn’t have built-in voices. Try Chrome, Edge or Safari.
Quick answer
As a noun, acceptation means the meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
Meanings of acceptation
5 meaningsnoun
The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
“The term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.”
Ready belief.
Acceptance as true or valid
The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
“its adoption by society”
“the proposal found wide acceptance”
Similar: adoption, acceptance, espousal
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteAcceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: the accepted meaning of a word
word meaningword sense
noun: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
For word games
a1
c3
c3
e1
p3
t1
a1
t1
i1
o1
n1
Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word17 points before bonuses.11 letters.
Unscramble these letters