adoptability
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How suitable an animal or child is to be taken into a family
- noun
- /əˌdɑːptəˈbɪləti/
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adoptabilidad
- The dog's friendly behavior significantly boosted his adoptability at the animal shelter.
Examples
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To start, the gain from eliminating externalities is probably less than the problem with a uniform international regime that led to our skepticism about its adoptability in the first place.
Academic text (1998) -
The kitten's playful nature increased her adoptability among potential families.
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Many factors contribute to the adoptability of children in foster care, including their age and temperament.
How Adoptable
Surface Forms
adoptability singular
adoptabilities plural
Morphology
Etymology
Adoptability comes from adopt 'to take or choose' plus ability 'can be'. So it literally means how likely or suitable someone or something is to be 'taken into a family' or home.