adaptability

Noun
US[uh-dap-tuh-bil-uh-tee]/əˌdæptəˈbɪləti/6 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstancesOpposite unadaptabilityType of abilityKinds flexibility, pliability
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

A·dapt′a·bil′i·ty (…), A·dapt′a·ble·ness (…) noun

The quality of being adaptable; suitableness. “General adaptability for every purpose.” Frederick William Farrar

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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