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adaptability|ədæptəˈbɪlɪtɪ| [f. adaptable a.; see -bility.] The quality of being adaptable; capacity of being adapted or of adapting oneself; potential fitness. Const. to, for.
1661R. Lovell Anim. & Min. 315 The manner of using, adaptability of the matter, and nature of the patient. 1796W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XIX. 513 Adaptability to define and discriminate contiguous shades of idea. 1845Todd & Bowman Phys. Anat. I. 149 One of the most wonderful circumstances in the construction of the hand, is its adaptability to an infinite number of offices. 1873Farrar Famil. of Sp. ii. 69 General adaptability for every purpose. 1875Stubbs Const. Hist. II. xv. 293 The adaptability of his people to the execution of his design. |