"adaptive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈdæp.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adaptive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more adaptive [comparative], most adaptive [superlative]
Etymology: adapt + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adapt|ive}} adapt + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} adaptive (comparative more adaptive, superlative most adaptive)
  1. Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable. Translations (of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable): адапты́ўны (adaptýŭny) (Belarusian), адапти́вен (adaptíven) (Bulgarian), adaptatiu [masculine] (Catalan), adaptief (Dutch), mukautuva (Finnish), sopeutuva (Finnish), joustava (Finnish), adaptatif (French), adaptiv (German), adattivo (Italian), бейімделген (beiımdelgen) (Kazakh), سازگار (sâzgâr) (Persian), adaptacyjny (Polish), adaptatywny (Polish), adaptativo (Portuguese), адапти́вный (adaptívnyj) (Russian), prilagodljiv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), adaptabilan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), adaptativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adaptive-en-adj-sfOaWiBg Disambiguation of 'of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable': 97 2 1
  2. Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change. Synonyms (capable of being adapted): adaptable Translations (capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change): адапти́вен (adaptíven) (Bulgarian), mukautuva (Finnish), sopeutuva (Finnish), joustava (Finnish), adaptable (French), adaptacyjny (Polish), adaptatywny (Polish), prilagodljiv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), adaptabilan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), adaptable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adaptive-en-adj-kgW2SEZu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 47 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 30 51 19 Disambiguation of 'capable of being adapted': 8 90 3 Disambiguation of 'capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change': 2 97 1
  3. (psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society. Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society): адапти́вен (adaptíven) (Bulgarian), sopeutuva (Finnish), adaptiivinen (Finnish), adaptatif (French), prilagodljiv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), adaptabilan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), adaptativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adaptive-en-adj-DNE3-1rt Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adaptative
Derived forms: adaptive beamformer, adaptive behaviour, adaptive bridge, adaptive clothing, adaptive coding, adaptive communications, adaptive compression, adaptive control, adaptive enzyme, adaptive equalization, adaptive expectations, adaptive filter, adaptive hypertrophy, adaptive immune system, adaptive immunity, adaptive intelligence, adaptive learning, adaptively, adaptive management, adaptive modulation, adaptiveness, adaptive optics, adaptive predictive coding, adaptive radiation, adaptive resonance, adaptive reuse, adaptive routing, adaptive switching, adaptive system, adaptive technology, adaptive value, adaptive zone, adaptivity, coadaptive, counteradaptive, disadaptive, idioadaptive, inadaptive, mechanoadaptive, multiadaptive, neuroadaptive, osmoadaptive, pathoadaptive, photoadaptive, postadaptive, preadaptive, proadaptive, radioadaptive, seroadaptive, unadaptive, viscoadaptive Related terms: adapt, adaptability, adaptable, adaptableness, adaptably, adaptation, adaptational, adaptationary, adaptative, adaptatively, adaptativeness, adapted, adaptedness, adapter, adaption, adaptional, adaptionary, adaptitude, adaptly, adaptness, adaptorial, nonadaptive, nonadaptively, nonadaptiveness, nonadaptivity

Adjective [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} adaptive
  1. feminine singular of adaptif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: adaptif
    Sense id: en-adaptive-fr-adj-N6Yf-scR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [German]

Audio: De-adaptive.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|adjective form}} adaptive
  1. inflection of adaptiv: Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, mixed, nominative, singular, strong Form of: adaptiv
    Sense id: en-adaptive-de-adj-Xy~fKS20
  2. inflection of adaptiv: Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, strong Form of: adaptiv
    Sense id: en-adaptive-de-adj-PtTAn~To
  3. inflection of adaptiv: Tags: form-of, nominative, singular, weak Form of: adaptiv
    Sense id: en-adaptive-de-adj-VLqP2-QK Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 37 21
  4. inflection of adaptiv: Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, neuter, singular, weak Form of: adaptiv
    Sense id: en-adaptive-de-adj-UKe5McOY

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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "adaptiv"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of adaptiv:\n## strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular\n## strong nominative/accusative plural\n## weak nominative all-gender singular\n## weak accusative feminine/neuter singular",
        "strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adaptiv",
          "adaptiv#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of adaptiv:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "adaptiv"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of adaptiv:\n## strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular\n## strong nominative/accusative plural\n## weak nominative all-gender singular\n## weak accusative feminine/neuter singular",
        "strong nominative/accusative plural"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adaptiv",
          "adaptiv#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of adaptiv:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "adaptiv"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of adaptiv:\n## strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular\n## strong nominative/accusative plural\n## weak nominative all-gender singular\n## weak accusative feminine/neuter singular",
        "weak nominative all-gender singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adaptiv",
          "adaptiv#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of adaptiv:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "adaptiv"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of adaptiv:\n## strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular\n## strong nominative/accusative plural\n## weak nominative all-gender singular\n## weak accusative feminine/neuter singular",
        "weak accusative feminine/neuter singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adaptiv",
          "adaptiv#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of adaptiv:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "De-adaptive.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/De-adaptive.ogg/De-adaptive.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/De-adaptive.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adaptive"
}

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