Acceptant

/əkˈseptənt/ adjective

Definition

Willing to accept or inclined to accept something; receptive or ready to take something offered.

Etymology

From Latin 'acceptans' (present participle of 'accipere', to take). It entered English in formal or legal contexts to describe someone disposed to accept.

Kelly Says

While 'accepting' is common in everyday speech, 'acceptant' appears mainly in formal law and philosophy—a word for when someone must be formally or officially receptive.

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