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acceptingness

n. uncountable
C1 Advanced ac·cept·ing·ness

n. the quality of being willing to accept something as it is, without trying to change it or complain. It is a calm way of dealing with a situation you cannot control.

n. the state or quality of being willing to receive or acknowledge something without resistance or complaint. Often implies a passive or resigned attitude toward a situation.


SIMPLE

She showed a quiet acceptingness of the bad news.

CONTEXTUAL

The community's acceptingness of the new changes helped the project move forward without any major protests.

COMPLEX

While some critics viewed the policy as a failure, the administration's acceptingness of the outcome allowed them to focus on more pressing legislative priorities for the remainder of the session.

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