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adaptability
[ uh-dap-tuh-bil-i-tee ]
noun
- the ability to adjust to different conditions or circumstances:
Educational institutions are switching to the new software because of its flexibility, adaptability, and ease of use.
Critical thinking skills and emotional and intellectual adaptability are essential characteristics of an educated citizenry.
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Other Words From
- non·a·dapt·a·bil·i·ty noun
- non·a·dapt·a·ble·ness noun
- re·a·dapt·a·bil·i·ty noun
- su·per·a·dapt·a·ble·ness noun
- un·a·dapt·a·bil·i·ty noun
- un·a·dapt·a·ble·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adaptability1
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Example Sentences
Its adaptability and breeding capabilities ensured that it would be selected for mass production on an unimaginable scale.
Long life requires adaptability, both across missions and through-life.
Part-time workers have less time to adjust to the job, so adaptability and quick learning skills are big pluses, for example.
“People and rats together have a corner on the adaptability market,” Ostfeld told The Daily Beast.
What it all comes down to—the theme that comes up over and over in the book—is adaptability.
Miss Lee's ready adaptability proved a valuable asset that day.
And Ray congratulated himself on the adaptability of his answer.
It returned triumphant through sheer power of unlimited vitality and adaptability.
He was one of the creatures to whom the passage of years would mean but little, but added charm and adaptability.
It is an instance of our national adaptability, learned from an experience on long coasts where navy-yards are not too handy.
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