adaptable
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈdæptəbəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
adaptable (comparative more adaptable, superlative most adaptable)
- Capable of being adapted.
- Antonym: unadaptable
- an adaptable electric plug for international use
- Willing or able to adapt to circumstances; flexible.
- Antonyms: unadaptable, inadaptable
- 1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados:
- She had had to turn out of her own room to accommodate him, but if one kept an apartment-house one had to be adaptable; […]
- 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
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
capable of adapting or of being adapted
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References
- “adaptable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.ðəpˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.ðapˈta.ble]
- IPA(key): (Northwestern) [a.ðapˈtab.ble]
Adjective
adaptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adaptables)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
- Antonym: inadaptable
Derived terms
Further reading
- “adaptable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.dap.tabl/
Audio (France): (file) Audio (France (Lyon)): (file) Audio (France (Somain)): (file)
Adjective
adaptable (plural adaptables)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
- Antonym: inadaptable
Derived terms
Further reading
- “adaptable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
adaptable m or f (plural adaptables)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
- Antonyms: inadaptable, inadaptábel
Derived terms
- adabtabilidade
Further reading
- “adaptable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Scots
Etymology
Adjective
adaptable (comparative mair adaptable, superlative maist adaptable)
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adabˈtable/ [a.ð̞aβ̞ˈt̪a.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: a‧dap‧ta‧ble
Adjective
adaptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adaptables)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
- Antonym: inadaptable
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: adaptable
Further reading
- “adaptable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish adaptable.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadapˈtable/ [ʔɐ.d̪ɐpˈt̪aː.blɛ]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: a‧dap‧ta‧ble
Adjective
adaptable (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜉ᜔ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)
- adaptable (capable of adapting or of being adapted)
- Synonyms: naiaangkop, naibabagay, naiaakma, naiaayon, naiaayos
Related terms
Further reading
- “adaptable”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina [Hispanicisms in Tagalog: dictionary of words of Spanish origin still used in this Philippine language], Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana [Office of Ibero-American Education], page 10
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