acceptant

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US/ækˈsɛp.tənt/

adjective

accepting; receiving.

Similar
acceptivereceptiveopen
OriginEnglish accept ← Middle English accepten ← Old French accepterder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveacceptant (comparative more acceptant, superlative most acceptant)

comparative more acceptant · superlative most acceptant

  1. accepting; receiving.
nounacceptant (plural acceptants)

plural acceptants

  1. One who accepts something.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveaccepting willingly

Similar
acceptivereceptiveopen
Also see
acceptiveopenreceptive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  7. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  8. Latincapiō
  9. Latinaccipiō
  10. Latinacceptāre
  11. Old Frenchaccepterder.?
  12. Middle Englishaccepten
  13. Englishaccept
  14. Englishacceptant

From accept + -ant.

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APA

acceptant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptant

MLA

“acceptant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acceptant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptant.

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