Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
- noun Specifically, in biology, variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being adaptable; suitableness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
adaptable ; a quality that renders adaptable. - noun biology Variability in respect to, or under the influence of,
external conditions ;susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to bemodified by circumstances.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
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Examples
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Flexibility and adaptability is essential to survival.
Women Grow Business » 16 Characteristics of Greatness: An Entrepreneur Studies Don Yaeger 2009
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In its simplest form, adaptability is the ability to rethink your plan when pressure renders it ineffective.
Why Leaders Fail Under Pressure Paul Sullivan 2010
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The only thing we seem to have going for us is a certain adaptability and a capacity for survival.
365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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But the backing musicians 'adaptability is this revue's great strength: drummers Jim Keltner and Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, guitarists Marc Ribot, Russ Paul and Jackson Smith, mandolinist Mike Compton and keyboardist Keefus Ciancia move effortlessly among styles.
A Friendly Neighborhood Hoedown Jim Fusilli 2010
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In its simplest form, adaptability is the ability to rethink your plan when pressure renders it ineffective.
Why Leaders Fail Under Pressure Paul Sullivan 2010
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Flexibility and adaptability is essential to survival.
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The only thing we seem to have going for us is a certain adaptability and a capacity for survival.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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Flexibility or adaptability is very important as a leader, and that same ability to change to fit the circumstances might influence one to cheat.
Do Cheaters Make Better Politicians? | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2008
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So adaptability is probably the key personality trait and the desire to always be experiencing new things as oppossed to being bored to death with the same ole tried and true. d sfmacaws
Is there a TYPE of person that does not do well in Mexico? 2006
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So adaptability is probably the key personality trait and the desire to always be experiencing new things as oppossed to being bored to death with the same ole tried and true. d sfmacaws
Is there a TYPE of person that does not do well in Mexico? 2006
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