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Adaptability
//ədæptəˈbɪlɪti// noun
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Noun
- 1 The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable. countable, uncountable
"But the real test of my adaptability came senior year, when I became chapter president of DKA."
- 2 the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances wordnet
- 3 Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances. countable, uncountable
"Typically, tarantulas are either terrestrial or arboreal, but the Chilobrachys natanicharum can live in both enivronments^([sic]), the researchers said, demonstrating its adaptability."
Etymology
From adaptable + -ity or adapt + -ability.
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