adaptnessn.

Brit.

/əˈdap(t)nəs/, U.S.

/əˈdæp(t)nəs/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adapt v., -ness suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < adapt v. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later adapt adj. and discussion at that entry. Compare also earlier adaptation n. and later adaptedness n. In later use probably influenced by association with adept adj.

= adaptedness n. In later use also (frequently with at): = adeptness n.In later use equivalent to adeptness perhaps only a typographical error.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun]

covenablenessa1382

covenabletec1384

propertya1387

abilitya1398

congruencec1430

conveniencec1430

meetnessc1449

congruencya1513

conveniency1526

congruity1530

familiarity1551

suitableness1594

familiarnessa1617

idoneity1617

connaturalnessa1628

suitability1648

adequateness1650

adaptness1657

competibilitya1660

accommodateness1660

adaptation1663

adaptedness1673

evenliness1674

condecence1678

decorousness1678

feating1682

resemblance1715

idoneousness1727

appropriateness1731

favourableness1775

adaptitude1806

adaptment1831

1657 J. Gaule Sapientia Justificata 24 Had it been otherwise than so, Sin could not (in any adaptness or propriety) have been said to have Entred into the world.

1749 T. Newton Milton's Paradise Lost I. Pref. sig. a4^v The variety of the pauses, and the adaptness of the sound to the sense.

1755 Gent. & Lady's Palladium & Chronologer 50 Propriety to the present Subject and Design, and Adaptness to the Age and Place.

1837 Mag. Hort. 3 348 An opportunity will then be afforded of testing its hardiness and adaptness to our climate as a hedge plant.

1892 Monticello (Iowa) Express 3 Nov. 4/4 This will be Miss McKean's first term of teaching but as she is endowed with a natural adaptness for such work we predict her success.

1918 Elgin (Illinois) Dairy Rep. 12 Jan. The butter tub is by its merit and peculiar adaptness a safe and secure shipping and marketing container.

1968 Brazosport Facts (Freeport, Texas) 28 Jan. 13/1 Her adaptness at Greek cookery came into public light when she prepared a dish for a League meeting.

1994 PSA 1 37 In the case of natural selection, one could specify the causes of differential adaptness for a group of organisms in a given environment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adaptness
释义	adaptnessn. Brit. /əˈdap(t)nəs/, U.S. /əˈdæp(t)nəs/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adapt v., -ness suffix. Etymology: Apparently < adapt v. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later adapt adj. and discussion at that entry. Compare also earlier adaptation n. and later adaptedness n. In later use probably influenced by association with adept adj. = adaptedness n. In later use also (frequently with at): = adeptness n.In later use equivalent to adeptness perhaps only a typographical error. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] covenablenessa1382 covenabletec1384 propertya1387 abilitya1398 congruencec1430 conveniencec1430 meetnessc1449 congruencya1513 conveniency1526 congruity1530 familiarity1551 suitableness1594 familiarnessa1617 idoneity1617 connaturalnessa1628 suitability1648 adequateness1650 adaptness1657 competibilitya1660 accommodateness1660 adaptation1663 adaptedness1673 evenliness1674 condecence1678 decorousness1678 feating1682 resemblance1715 idoneousness1727 appropriateness1731 favourableness1775 adaptitude1806 adaptment1831 1657 J. Gaule Sapientia Justificata 24 Had it been otherwise than so, Sin could not (in any adaptness or propriety) have been said to have Entred into the world. 1749 T. Newton Milton's Paradise Lost I. Pref. sig. a4^v The variety of the pauses, and the adaptness of the sound to the sense. 1755 Gent. & Lady's Palladium & Chronologer 50 Propriety to the present Subject and Design, and Adaptness to the Age and Place. 1837 Mag. Hort. 3 348 An opportunity will then be afforded of testing its hardiness and adaptness to our climate as a hedge plant. 1892 Monticello (Iowa) Express 3 Nov. 4/4 This will be Miss McKean's first term of teaching but as she is endowed with a natural adaptness for such work we predict her success. 1918 Elgin (Illinois) Dairy Rep. 12 Jan. The butter tub is by its merit and peculiar adaptness a safe and secure shipping and marketing container. 1968 Brazosport Facts (Freeport, Texas) 28 Jan. 13/1 Her adaptness at Greek cookery came into public light when she prepared a dish for a League meeting. 1994 PSA 1 37 In the case of natural selection, one could specify the causes of differential adaptness for a group of organisms in a given environment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1657
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