adaptability

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adaptability

  • /əˌdæptəˈbɪlɪti/ UK
  • /əˌdæptəˈbɪləti/ Australia, Canada, US
  • [əˌdæp.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] Australia, Canada, US

noun adaptabilities

  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.

    Similar: adaptableness

  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 – meaning environments]), the researchers said, demonstrating its adaptability.

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noun quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable

Españoladaptabilidad, flexibilidad
中文適應性 /适应性 shìyìngxìng
हिन्दीअनुकूलन क्षमता anukūlan kṣamtā
Portuguêsadaptabilidade, flexibilidade
Françaisadaptabilité
DeutschAnpassungsfähigkeit
Italianoadattabilità
Românăadaptabilitate
Русскийадапти́вность adaptívnostʹ, приспособля́емость prisposobljájemostʹ

noun variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions

中文可塑性 kěsùxìng
Românăadaptabilitate
Русскийадапти́вность adaptívnostʹ, приспособля́емость prisposobljájemostʹ

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@misc{adaptability_2026,
  title = {adaptability},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adaptability},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}