adaptness

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noun

The state of being fitted; adaptation; aptness

“adaptness of the sound to the sense”

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

nounadaptness (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe state of being fitted; adaptation; aptness

    adaptness of the sound to the sense

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. Englishadaptness

From adapt + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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