adaptability

/ədæptəˈbɪləɾi/

/ədæptəˈbɪləti/

Other forms: adaptabilities

If someone is equally able to live on an iceberg, in a desert, and on top of a mountain, you could say that she has a lot of adaptability. This means she is able to make changes in response to her environment.

The ability to adapt, or adaptability, is a great quality to have if you are an employee of a company that is going through a lot of changes or if you are an animal in nature, having to weather different seasons, or climate changes. You could say that some chameleons, which change color to blend into their surroundings, have a high level of adaptability.

Definitions of adaptability

1. noun

   the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
   antonyms:

   unadaptability

   the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances

   types:

   flexibility, flexibleness

   the quality of being adaptable or variable

   malleability, pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

   adaptability of mind or character

   wiggle room

   flexibility of interpretation or of options

   type of:

   ability

   the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment