adaptable
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈdæptəbəl/
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Adjective
editadaptable (comparative more adaptable, superlative most adaptable)
- Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
- Antonyms: unadaptable, inadaptable
- 1901, Sabine Baring-Gould, The Frobishers:
- 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.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
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editTranslations
editcapable of adapting or of being adapted
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References
edit- “adaptable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Catalan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editadaptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adaptables)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
- Antonym: inadaptable
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “adaptable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editadaptable (plural adaptables)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
- Antonym: inadaptable
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “adaptable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAdjective
editadaptable m or f (plural adaptables)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
- Antonyms: inadaptable, inadaptábel
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “adaptable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Scots
editEtymology
editAdjective
editadaptable (comparative mair adaptable, superlative maist adaptable)
References
edit- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editadaptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adaptables)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
- Antonym: inadaptable
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “adaptable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish adaptable.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadapˈtable/ [ʔɐ.d̪ɐpˈt̪aː.blɛ]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: a‧dap‧ta‧ble
Adjective
editadaptable (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜉ᜔ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or of being adapted)
- Synonyms: naiaangkop, naibabagay, naiaakma, naiaayon, naiaayos
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