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adaptedness

adaptedness

8.0
How well something fits a place or purpose
  • noun
  • /əˈdæptɪdnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : adaptabilidad

Examples

  • Because the speed of human evolution is counted in millennia, 49 modern humans still possess instincts of hominids living in the human environment of evolutionary adaptedness or EEA.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The concept of adaptedness is crucial for understanding how species survive in their natural habitats.

  • Animals demonstrate great adaptedness when they can thrive in changing environments.

  • The success of a species often depends on its adaptedness to the challenges of its surroundings.

Synonyms

suitability
vsadaptedness
8 3.2

How right something is for a particular use or situation

focuses on being well adjusted and the degree of fit to an environment
fittingness
vsadaptedness
7.3

How right something is for a situation or purpose

emphasizes adjustment and degree of fit to a particular environment
suitableness
vsadaptedness
5.6

How well something fits a particular use

stresses how well something is adjusted and the degree of fit to environment

Antonyms

unadaptability
8.5

The inability to change or fit into new situations

How Suitable

fitness
63 2.3
adaptedness
  • Specialized
8.0
maladaptation
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Surface Forms

adaptedness singular
adaptednesses plural

Morphology

adaptedness = adapted (transparent) = adapt + ed + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'adapted', yielding 'the state or quality of being adapted'.

Etymology

Adaptedness comes from the verb adapt, which comes from old roots meaning 'to fit' — imagine changing a coat so it fits better for new weather. So, adaptedness is the quality of being 'well suited' or able to fit into a place or purpose.