acceptance vs attitude

attitude vs acceptance

acceptance and attitude both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acceptance	Yes	No	No	No
attitude	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attitude is a hypernym of acceptance; that is, attitude is a word with a broader meaning than acceptance:

acceptance: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
attitude: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

Other hypernyms of acceptance include mental attitude.

acceptance (noun)	attitude (noun)
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception	a theatrical pose created for effect
the act of taking something that is offered	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations	a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true	position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
the state of being acceptable and accepted

Difference between acceptance and attitude

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