"adaptness" meaning in English

See adaptness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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-Germanic *-in- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English adaptness From adapt + -ness. 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  1. (archaic) The state of being fitted; adaptation; aptness Tags: archaic, uncountable
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      "word": "adaptability"
    },
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      "word": "adaptable"
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      "word": "adaptableness"
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      "word": "adaptative"
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      "word": "adaptatively"
    },
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      "word": "adaptativeness"
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      "word": "adaptedness"
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      "word": "adaptive"
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      "word": "adaptly"
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        "English terms suffixed with -ness",
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        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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