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adaptability

adaptability

11 3.9
Being able to change and work well in new situations
  • noun
  • /əˌdæp.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
translation icon : adaptabilidad
  • The emergence of Suzuki preschools underscores the adaptability of educational concepts to early learning in general.
  • adaptability and flexibility
  • adaptability and cohesion
  • adaptability and mood

There is no, there is no adaptability of that foot to the surface.

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Examples

  • Of course, problem-solving, ingenuity, and adaptability are traits essential to the story of modern technology.

    Academic text (1997)
  • You know, adaptability is something that I believe in all my heart is one of the most important character traits that we can attain in this world.

  • And the whole thing that I'm saying here is that you have the adaptability to change.

  • Students also learn adaptability and flexibility in situations where there may be multiple correct solutions.

    Academic text (2008)
  • For people, As for economies, adaptability and flexibility count for a great deal.

  • Difficult children are described as irregular, low in adaptability, withdrawn, intense, and negative.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Is it necessary for the gifted to sacrifice social adaptability or relationships in order to completely fulfill their potential?

    Academic text (1995)
  • You know, there's so much change and, and adaptability is fundamentally one of the things that humanity has as its, you know, keystone advantage.

  • Reuven Bar-On (1997) conceptualized EI as consisting of five dimensions: intrapersonal, interpersonal, adaptability, stress management, and general mood.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Her adaptability to different work environments has helped her succeed in various jobs.

Synonyms

flexibility
vsadaptability
153 3.6

Ability to change plans or actions easily to fit new situations

centres on the basic capacity to adjust rather than willingness
fluidity
vsadaptability
8 5.0

How easily someone or something changes to fit new situations

refers more broadly to the quality of adjusting to conditions
plasticity
vsadaptability
  • Specialized
4 6.3

The ability to change or adapt easily in new situations

is the general personal or group ability to cope with change
adaptiveness
vsadaptability
1 4.6

Ability to change easily to new situations

is the same meaning but serves as the common general term
suppleness
vsadaptability
1 4.7

Being able to change ideas or plans easily

is the broader quality of changing across many situations
pliancy
vsadaptability
1 6.7

A quality of changing easily in mind or body

is about overall capacity to cope with new conditions
pliability
vsadaptability
1 6.1

Able to change opinions or plans easily

focuses more on effective adjustment rather than mere influenceability
adaptivity
vsadaptability
6.5

The ability to change to fit new situations

focuses on the general personal or group quality of changing
flexibleness
vsadaptability
3.9

The ability to change to fit new situations

is the broader trait of changing specifically to meet demands
pliantness
vsadaptability
7.7

Ability to bend or change easily

is the wider quality of managing change in situations
adaptedness
vsadaptability
  • Specialized
8.0

How well something fits a place or purpose

is about the general ability to change, not just being suited
being a chameleon
vsadaptability
7.9

Changing how you act and look to fit different people or places

is the general internal capacity to cope with varied conditions

Antonyms

7 7.0

Very strict and unwilling to change rules or plans

Refusing to change ideas or plans

How Adaptable

versatility
22 5.8
flexibility
153 3.6
adaptability
11 3.9

Surface Forms

adaptability singular

Morphology

adaptability = adaptable (transparent) = adapt + able + ity

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the clear adjective 'adaptable' (adapt + -able), so the meaning 'the quality of being adaptable' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Adaptability comes from adapt, which is made of ad- meaning 'to' and apt meaning 'fit', plus the ending -ability meaning 'can'. So being adaptable is like being able to 'fit' into new situations, which is why adaptability means the ability to adjust to change.