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adaptiveness

adaptiveness

1 4.6
Ability to change easily to new situations
  • noun
  • /əˈdæptɪvnəs/
translation icon : adaptabilidad
  • The adaptiveness of the species allowed it to survive in harsh environments.

Examples

  • His adaptiveness made it easy for him to thrive in various jobs throughout his career.

  • The team's adaptiveness to new strategies was key in overcoming their competition.

  • In this work, we exploit three types of correlation filters with different levels of adaptiveness to address these issues.

    Academic text (2018)
  • A more adequate conceptualization must take full account of man's extraordinary adaptiveness and capacities for discrimination, awareness, and self-regulation.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

flexibility
vsadaptiveness
153 3.6

Ability to change plans or actions easily to fit new situations

centres on the ability to change rather than on willingness or choice
adaptability
vsadaptiveness
11 3.9

Being able to change and work well in new situations

is the same meaning but differs only in word form or label
fluidity
vsadaptiveness
8 5.0

How easily someone or something changes to fit new situations

focuses on adjusting to new conditions rather than on smooth motion
plasticity
vsadaptiveness
  • Specialized
4 6.3

The ability to change or adapt easily in new situations

is broader, applying to change in any new situation, not only environments
adjustability
vsadaptiveness
1 3.8

How easy it is to change something to fit different needs

describes the same easy change but not the passive ability to be altered
suppleness
vsadaptiveness
1 4.7

Being able to change ideas or plans easily

is the same general adjustability but broader than just mind or character
pliancy
vsadaptiveness
1 6.7

A quality of changing easily in mind or body

applies to easy adjustment in general, not only character or body
pliability
vsadaptiveness
1 6.1

Able to change opinions or plans easily

is about simple adjustment to change rather than influenceability
adaptivity
vsadaptiveness
6.5

The ability to change to fit new situations

focuses on the same capacity without specifying system or person
flexibleness
vsadaptiveness
3.9

The ability to change to fit new situations

is more about adjusting to new conditions rather than physical bending
pliantness
vsadaptiveness
7.7

Ability to bend or change easily

describes the same adjusting ability but without stressing readiness or attitude

How Adaptive

flexibility
153 3.6
adaptiveness
1 4.6

Surface Forms

adaptiveness singular

Morphology

adaptiveness = adaptive (transparent) = adapt + ive + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'adaptive', producing a straightforward nominal meaning 'the quality of being adaptive'.

Etymology

Adaptiveness comes from the verb adapt, made from ad- 'to' and apt 'fit', and is linked to the English word apt. So, adaptiveness is the quality of being able to 'fit' into new situations or to change easily.