adaptability

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20
Words With Friends
22
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ədæptəˈbɪlɪti/
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/ədæptəˈbɪlɪti/ · /əˌdæptəˈbɪləti/ · [əˌdæp.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]

Definition of adaptability

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
    “But the real test of my adaptability came senior year, when I became chapter president of DKA.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
    “But the real test of my adaptability came senior year, when I became chapter president of DKA.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
    “Typically, tarantulas are either terrestrial or arboreal, but the Chilobrachys natanicharum can live in both enivronments^([sic]), the researchers said, demonstrating its adaptability.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō ▲ Latin…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adaptable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity ▲ English adapt ▲ Latin -ābilis ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English adaptability From adaptable + -ity or adapt + -ability.

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