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Definition of adaptability : Alt. of Adaptableness

Synonyms:

compliancy, accommodativeness, many-sidedness, conformability, docility, pliableness, adjustability, ambidexterity, versatility

litheness, stretchiness, buoyancy, mutability, plasticity, extensibility, suppleness, limberness, springiness, pliancy, resilience, elasticity

flexibility, yieldingness, receptiveness, persuadability, tameness, cooperation, acquiescent, pliability, ductility, agreeability, readiness, assent, eagerness, amenability, susceptibility, tractability, willingness, compliance, submissiveness, malleability, earnestness

Usage examples:

• Of this difference Tennyson takes note in applying the argument from adaptability to the immortality of the soul: Thou wilt not leave us in the dust; Thou madest man, he knows not why; He thinks he was not made to die, And Thou hast made him, Thou art just. - "The Faith of the Millions (2nd series)", George Tyrrell.
• The most weighty reason is that a higher degree of adaptability is required of workers than is the case in the manufacture of men's clothing. - "Wage Earning and Education", R. R. Lutz.
• She did not personally see to their adaptability, and she certainly did not supervise their final arrangement. - "A Mysterious Disappearance", Gordon Holmes.