Adaptability
[ə,dæptə'bɪlətɪ] or [ə,dæptə'bɪləti]
Definition
(noun.) the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Adaptableness
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Adaptableness, suitableness, ADAPTATION.
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Examples
- Mrs. Peniston, however, did not suffer from her niece's adaptability. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- There is adaptability of character in Fanny. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The specific adaptability of an immature creature for growth constitutes his plasticity. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Bunsen in 1838 made his first experiments at Hesse in collecting the gases from various parts of the furnace, revealing their composition and showing their adaptability for various purposes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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