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acceptingness

acceptingness

7.0
Being ready to welcome new people, ideas or situations
  • noun
  • /əkˈsɛptɪŋnəs/
translation icon : aceptación
  • Her acceptingness towards different cultures made her an excellent host for the international conference.

Examples

  • Only when the other virtues are made impossible will the conservative argue that it is necessary to give up the virtue of acceptingness, for this acceptingness represents the heart of conservative virtue.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Only when the other virtues are made impossible will the conservative argue that it is necessary to give up the virtue of acceptingness, for this acceptingness represents the heart of conservative virtue.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The team's acceptingness of new ideas helped them innovate and solve longstanding problems.

  • His acceptingness of constructive feedback allowed him to improve continuously in his career.

Synonyms

tolerance
vsacceptingness
160 3.7

Willingness to accept beliefs or lifestyles different from your own

is more active, showing readiness to receive and accept new things
acceptance
vsacceptingness
101 2.9

Willingness to be friendly to people and ideas that are different

is about openness to receive new people, ideas, or situations
openness
vsacceptingness
35 3.9

Being willing to try or accept new ideas and experiences

focuses more on actually receiving or embracing new ideas and people
receptivity
vsacceptingness
3 6.2

Willingness to accept new ideas or suggestions

emphasizes being ready to receive ideas and new situations
receptiveness
vsacceptingness
1 4.6

A willingness to accept new ideas or feedback

is broader, covering general willingness to receive people and situations
acceptation
vsacceptingness
  • Archaic
9.8

An act of receiving something with approval

is the ongoing quality of being willing to receive new things
amenability
vsacceptingness
  • Formal
6.8

A willingness to cooperate and accept suggestions

focuses on receiving ideas rather than on cooperating with others
amenableness
vsacceptingness
  • Formal
8.4

A willingness to work with others and accept suggestions

is about receiving and welcoming new ideas and people rather than compliance

Antonyms

A feeling of not being welcomed or not agreeing

How Accepting

openness
35 3.9
acceptingness
7.0
tolerance
160 3.7
intolerance
50 4.6

Surface Forms

acceptingness singular

Morphology

acceptingness = accepting (transparent) = accept + ing + ness

This is a regular noun formed from the adjective 'accepting' with '-ness', so the meaning is directly recoverable as the quality of being accepting.

Etymology

The word acceptingness starts with accept, which comes from a Latin idea meaning 'to take', and adds -ing ('doing') and -ness ('quality'). So acceptingness is the 'quality' of being willing to 'receive' or welcome new ideas, people, or situations.