Word Meanings - UNACCEPTABLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un`ac*cept"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`ac*cept"a*bly, adv.
Related words: (words related to UNACCEPTABLE)
- ACCEPTABLE
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us. - DISAGREEABLENESS
The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness. - OFFENSIVE
1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. 2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. "Offensive to the stomach." - PLEASER
One who pleases or gratifies. - PLEASANT-TONGUED
Of pleasing speech. - PLEASANTNESS
The state or quality of being pleasant. - PLEASURIST
A person devoted to worldly pleasure. Sir T. Browne. - DISPLEASANCE
Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. Chaucer. - PLEASURER
A pleasure seeker. Dickens. - UNPLEASANTRY
1. Want of pleasantry. 2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. Thackeray. - PLEASURELESS
Devoid of pleasure. G. Eliot. - PLEASURE
1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to Ant: pain, - DISAGREEABLE
1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and each nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. Udall. 2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or That which is disagreeable to one is - DISPLEASER
One who displeases. - DISPLEASANT
Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. Speed. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ly, adv. Strype. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ness, n. - DISPLEASING
Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ly, adv. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ness, n. Locke. - PLEASUREFUL
Affording pleasure. - DISPLEASURE
1. The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor; - PLEASED
Experiencing pleasure. -- Pleas"ed*ly, adv. -- Pleas"ed*ness, n. - WELCOMER
One who welcomes; one who salutes, or receives kindly, a newcomer. Shak. - OVERPLEASE
To please excessively. - INOFFENSIVE
1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance. 2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. Dryden. 3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption bindrance. Milton. - UNACCEPTABLE
Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un`ac*cept"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`ac*cept"a*bly, adv. - TIMEPLEASER
One who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they may be; a timeserver. Timepleasers, flatterers, foes to nobleness. Shak. - IMPLEASING
Unpleasing; displeasing. Overbury. - MEN-PLEASER
One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God. Eph. vi. 6.