adaptable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adaptable From adapt + -able.
Meanings
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Capable of being adapted.
an adaptable electric plug for international use
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Willing or able to adapt to circumstances; flexible.
Joan was adaptable, and easily fell in with the prevalent tone. She played her small jokes on each, and this readily dissolved restraint, and put all on terms of easy friendship.
1901, Sabine Baring-Gould, The Frobishers:She had had to turn out of her own room to accommodate him, but if one kept an apartment-house one had to be adaptable; […]
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most adaptable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more adaptable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unadaptable · inadaptable · unadaptable
Deriveds
adaptableness · inadaptable · adaptability · unadaptable · haloadaptable · superadaptable · nonadaptable · adaptably · maladaptable
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (31)
pl adaptowalny (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · es adaptable (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · es acomodaticio (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · ru приспоса́бливаемый (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · pap adaptabel (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · gl adaptábel (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · fr adaptable (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · de anpassungsfähig (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · fi sopeutuva (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · ca adaptable (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · sv anpassningsbar (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · ko 적응(適用)할 수 있는 (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · eo akomodiĝema (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · fi mukautuva (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · el ευπροσάρμοστος (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · tr uyumlu (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · es acomodadizo (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · ro adaptabil (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · pl giętki (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · es amoldable (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · nl aanpasbaar (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · pt adaptável (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · gl adaptable (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · gv so-lhoobagh (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · ast adautable (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · et kohandatav (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · ru адапти́руемый (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · bg приспособим (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · cs přizpůsobivý (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · ru приспособля́емый (capable of adapting or of being adapted) · it adattabile (capable of adapting or of being adapted)