Acceptability and Rightness

Acceptability

Acceptability noun - The quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately.
Usage example: the acceptability of a broken key or two on a secondhand piano might depend on which keys are broken

Rightness and acceptability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rightness" instead a noun "Acceptability".

Rightness

Rightness noun - The quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting.
Usage example: the irrefutable rightness of the criticism didn't make it any more pleasant to hear

Acceptability and rightness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptability" instead a noun "Rightness".
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