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adoptability

adoptability

1 5.0
The ease with which people or groups start using something
  • noun
  • /əˌdɑːptəˈbɪləti/
: aceptabilidad
  • The adoptability problem for Microsoft is whether companies will buy into the new interface and the learning curve for employees to become comfortable with it.

Examples

  • The product's design greatly enhances its adoptability in the customer market.

  • She said it all has to do with Memphis' adoptability and claimed there had only been one adoption application.

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  • The adoptability of the new software was a key factor in its success among businesses.

  • Many factors influence the adoptability of green technologies in urban areas.

Synonyms

acceptability
vsadoptability
5 4.8

How much people think something is good enough

is about being easy and likely to be put into use

Antonyms

unacceptability
1 7.1

A state when people or rules do not allow something

Surface Forms

adoptability singular
adoptabilities plural

Morphology

adoptability = adoptable (transparent) = adopt + able + ity

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'adoptable' with the productive suffix '-ity'.

Etymology

Adoptability comes from the verb adopt, which itself comes from the parts ad- 'to' and opt- 'choose'. So the word means how easy something is to be 'chosen and put into use' by people or groups.