satisfactoriness

noun

Definition of satisfactorinessnext
as in acceptability
the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately the overall satisfactoriness of the service led us to leave a reasonable tip

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  1. acceptability
  2. goodness
  3. adequacy
  4. sufficiency
Noun
  • The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.
    — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • People who feel othered often describe exhaustion from performing acceptability.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of acceptability
Noun
  • The soccer, and the goodness of ordinary Americans, saved this World Cup.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • But the object of attention is ultimately less important than the discipline itself, which is meant to deepen one’s love for goodness and truth, and also to intensify compassion for others.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Employers should also remain mindful that, in the absence of a prescribed form, the adequacy of any notice may ultimately be evaluated in the context of enforcement activity or complaints.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • More than half of the regions NERC studied could face resource-adequacy problems in that window, a worsening outlook that the group partly attributes to data centers.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Definition of adequacy
Noun
  • Owners discovered that a small flock fits neatly into a suburban routine and pays back in eggs, entertainment and a sense of self-sufficiency.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
  • What’s worrying to him is that abundance can masquerade as sufficiency.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Definition of sufficiency
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“Satisfactoriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactoriness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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