English Explanatory Dictionary

adaptable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Capable of being adapted.
Willing or able to adapt to circumstances; flexible.

Pronunciation

/əˈdæptəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adaptable.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-adaptable.wav

Word forms

adaptable more adaptable most adaptable

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.

Synonyms

adaptive

Antonyms

unadaptable inadaptable

Related words

adapt

Derived words

adaptability adaptableness adaptably haloadaptable inadaptable maladaptable nonadaptable superadaptable unadaptable

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