Synonyms for adaptability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-dap-tuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : əˈdæp tə bəl


Définition of adaptability

Origin :
  • 1660s, from adapt + -ability.
  • noun changeability
Example sentences :
  • He measured its value by its piquancy, by its adaptability to epigrammatic rhymes.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The adaptability of cotton to the Negro is almost providential.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • The purpose of education is "adaptation,—with the retention of adaptability."
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • The adaptability of the experienced person must be psychical and acquired.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • The doubtfulness as to their adaptability to the representative form of government.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • Adaptability grows with experience and with increase of self-confidence.
  • Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman
  • Life appealed to Miss Tarlton according to its adaptability to photography.
  • Extract from : « The Arbiter » by Lady F. E. E. Bell
  • These all require new competencies that reflect this adaptability.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Printer's use of lettering: adaptability and decorative effect.
  • Extract from : « The Uses of Italic » by Frederick W. Hamilton
  • You havent the faculty of adaptability of which I have spoken to-night at some length.
  • Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke

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