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adaptability
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a·dapt·a·ble
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tə
bəl
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adjective
1.
capable of being
adapted
.
2.
able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions:
an adaptable person.
Origin:
1790–1800;
adapt
+
-able
Related forms
a·dapt·a·bil·i·ty,
a·dapt·a·ble·ness,
noun
non·a·dapt·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·a·dapt·a·ble,
adjective
non·a·dapt·a·ble·ness,
noun
re·a·dapt·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
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re·a·dapt·a·ble,
adjective
su·per·a·dapt·a·ble,
adjective
su·per·a·dapt·a·ble·ness,
noun
su·per·a·dapt·a·b·ly,
adverb
un·a·dapt·a·ble,
adjective
un·a·dapt·a·ble·ness,
noun
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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World English Dictionary
adapt
(əˈdæpt)
—
vb
1.
(
often foll by
to
) to adjust (someone or something, esp oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc
2.
(
tr
) to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose:
to adapt a play for use in schools
[C17: from Latin
adaptāre,
from
ad-
to +
aptāre
to fit, from
aptus
apt
]
a'daptable
—
adj
adapta'bility
—
n
a'daptableness
—
n
a'daptive
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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"The photographic enthusiast likes to lure us into a darkened room in order to display his slides on a silver screen. Aided by the
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