adaptitude

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noun

Adaptedness; special aptitude.

OriginEnglish adapt ← Middle English *adapten ← Latin adaptō →
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Meanings

nounadaptitude (countable and uncountable, plural adaptitudes)

plural adaptitudes

  1. countableuncountableAdaptedness; special aptitude.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  7. Proto-Italic*aptos
  8. Latinaptus
  9. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  10. Proto-Italic*apjō
  11. Latinapiō
  12. Latinaptō
  13. Latinadaptō
  14. Middle English*adapten
  15. Englishadapt
  16. Englishadaptitude

Circa 1800 adapt + -itude

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APA

adaptitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptitude

MLA

“adaptitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptitude. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adaptitude,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptitude.

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