"adaptable" meaning in English

See adaptable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈdæptəbəl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adaptable.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-adaptable.wav [US] Forms: more adaptable [comparative], most adaptable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adaptable From adapt + -able. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|adapt|-able|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. 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  1. Capable of being adapted. Translations (capable of adapting or of being adapted): adautable (Asturian), приспособим (prisposobim) (Bulgarian), adaptable (Catalan), přizpůsobivý (Czech), aanpasbaar (Dutch), akomodiĝema (Esperanto), kohandatav (Estonian), sopeutuva (Finnish), mukautuva (Finnish), adaptable (French), adaptable (Galician), adaptábel (Galician), anpassungsfähig (German), ευπροσάρμοστος (efprosármostos) (Greek), adattabile (Italian), 적응할 수 있는 (jeog-eunghal su issneun) (Korean), so-lhoobagh (Manx), adaptabel (Papiamentu), giętki (Polish), adaptowalny (Polish), adaptável (Portuguese), adaptabil (Romanian), приспособля́емый (prisposobljájemyj) (Russian), приспоса́бливаемый (prisposáblivajemyj) (Russian), адапти́руемый (adaptírujemyj) (Russian), adaptable (Spanish), amoldable (Spanish), acomodadizo (Spanish), acomodaticio (Spanish), anpassningsbar (Swedish), uyumlu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-adaptable-en-adj-m1yiWpvR Disambiguation of 'capable of adapting or of being adapted': 78 22
  2. Willing or able to adapt to circumstances; flexible.
    Sense id: en-adaptable-en-adj-kkiDzoWL Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Papiamentu translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Papiamentu translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adaptive Derived forms: adaptability, adaptableness, adaptably, haloadaptable, inadaptable, maladaptable, nonadaptable, superadaptable, unadaptable Related terms: adapt
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          "adapt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "unadaptable"
        },
        {
          "word": "inadaptable"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              109,
              118
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
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              9,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1901, Sabine Baring-Gould, The Frobishers:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Willing or able to adapt to circumstances; flexible."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flexible",
          "flexible"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/əˈdæptəbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "adaptive"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "lang_code": "ast",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adautable"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "prisposobim",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "приспособим"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptable"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "přizpůsobivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "aanpasbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "akomodiĝema"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "kohandatav"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "sopeutuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "mukautuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptable"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptable"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptábel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "anpassungsfähig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "efprosármostos",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "ευπροσάρμοστος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adattabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "jeog-eunghal su issneun",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "적응할 수 있는"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "so-lhoobagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pap",
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "giętki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptowalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "prisposobljájemyj",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "приспособля́емый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "prisposáblivajemyj",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "приспоса́бливаемый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "adaptírujemyj",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "адапти́руемый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "adaptable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "amoldable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "acomodadizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "acomodaticio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "anpassningsbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "capable of adapting or of being adapted",
      "word": "uyumlu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adaptable"
}

Download raw JSONL data for adaptable meaning in English (15.3kB)

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