Acceptance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænoʊmən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɒnzi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɒnzi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænoʊmən/.

Examples

he gave credence to the gossip
acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
its adoption by society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

espousal toleration sufferance credence banker's acceptance acceptation adoption

Antonyms

rejection

Parts of Speech

noun	the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true “he gave credence to the gossip”
noun	the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception “its adoption by society”
noun	the state of being acceptable and accepted “torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club”
noun	(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
noun	banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
noun	a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations “all people should practice toleration and live together in peace”
noun	the act of taking something that is offered “her acceptance of the gift encouraged him”

Word Forms

accept	verb	consider or hold as true
adopt	verb	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
acceptant	adjective	accepting willingly
espouse	verb	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
tolerate	verb	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
suffer	verb	put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Annahme

die mentale Einstellung, dass etwas glaubwürdig ist und als wahr akzeptiert werden sollte

🇫🇷French

acceptation

l'attitude mentale selon laquelle quelque chose est crédible et doit être accepté comme vrai

🇪🇸Spanish

aceptación

La actitud mental de que algo es creíble y debe aceptarse como verdadero.

🇮🇹Italian

accettazione

l'atteggiamento mentale secondo cui qualcosa è credibile e dovrebbe essere accettato come vero

🇳🇱Dutch

aanvaarding

de mentale houding dat iets geloofwaardig is en als waar moet worden geaccepteerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

aceitação

a atitude mental de que algo é crível e deve ser aceito como verdadeiro

🇷🇺Russian

принятие

мысленная установка, что что-то правдоподобно и должно быть принято как правда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वीकार

मानसिक दृष्टिकोण कि कोई चीज़ विश्वसनीय है और उसे सत्य के रूप में स्वीकार किया जाना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রহণ

মানসিক মনোভাব যে কিছু বিশ্বাসযোগ্য এবং সত্য হিসাবে গ্রহণ করা উচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுதல்

ஏதோ நம்பக்கூடியது மற்றும் உண்மையாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட வேண்டும் என்ற மனோபாவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంగీకారం

ఏదో నమ్మదగినది మరియు నిజమని అంగీకరించాలి అనే మానసిక వైఖరి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वीकृती

एखादी गोष्ट विश्वासार्ह आहे आणि ती सत्य म्हणून स्वीकारली पाहिजे अशी मानसिक वृत्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વીકૃતિ

માનસિક વલણ કે કંઈક વિશ્વાસપાત્ર છે અને તેને સત્ય તરીકે સ્વીકારવું જોઈએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ

ಏನಾದರೂ ನಂಬಲರ್ಹವಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅದನ್ನು ನಿಜವೆಂದು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ವರ್ತನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വീകാര്യത

എന്തെങ്കിലും വിശ്വസിക്കാവുന്നതാണെന്നും അത് സത്യമായി അംഗീകരിക്കണമെന്നുമുള്ള മാനസിക മനോഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵੀਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ

ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਰਵੱਈਆ ਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸੱਚ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبولیت

ذہنی رویہ کہ کچھ قابل اعتماد ہے اور اسے سچ کے طور پر قبول کیا جانا چاہئے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

验收

认为某件事是可信的并且应该被接受为真实的心理态度

🇯🇵Japanese

受け入れ

何かが信じられ、真実として受け入れられるべきであるという精神的態度

🇰🇷Korean

수락

어떤 것이 믿을 만하고 사실로 받아들여야 한다는 정신적 태도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chấp nhận

thái độ tinh thần rằng điều gì đó có thể tin được và nên được chấp nhận là đúng

🇹🇭Thai

การยอมรับ

ทัศนคติทางจิตว่าบางสิ่งน่าเชื่อถือและควรยอมรับว่าเป็นความจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penerimaan

sikap mental bahwa sesuatu dapat dipercaya dan harus diterima sebagai kebenaran

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggap

ang mental na saloobin na ang isang bagay ay kapani-paniwala at dapat tanggapin bilang totoo

🇲🇾Malay

penerimaan

sikap mental bahawa sesuatu itu boleh dipercayai dan harus diterima sebagai benar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قبول

الموقف العقلي بأن شيئًا ما يمكن تصديقه ويجب قبوله على أنه حقيقي

🇮🇷Persian

پذیرش

نگرش ذهنی که چیزی قابل باور است و باید آن را به عنوان حقیقت پذیرفت

🇹🇷Turkish

kabul

bir şeyin inandırıcı olduğuna ve doğru olarak kabul edilmesi gerektiğine dair zihinsel tutum

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַבָּלָה

הגישה הנפשית שמשהו אמין וצריך לקבל אותו כנכון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'acceptance'?

The primary meaning of 'acceptance' is 'the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'acceptance' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'acceptance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'acceptance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'acceptance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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