nonadaptive

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adjective

Not adaptive; unable to adapt.

Similar
dysfunctionalmaladaptive
OriginEnglish adaptive ← Middle English *adapten ← Latin adaptō →
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Meanings

adjectivenonadaptive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot adaptive; unable to adapt.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose

Similar
dysfunctionalmaladaptive
Also see
dysfunctionalmaladaptive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  15. Proto-Italic*ad
  16. Proto-Italic*ad-
  17. Latinad-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  20. Proto-Italic*aptos
  21. Latinaptus
  22. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  23. Proto-Italic*apjō
  24. Latinapiō
  25. Latinaptō
  26. Latinadaptō
  27. Middle English*adapten
  28. Englishadapt
  29. Englishadaptive
  30. Englishnonadaptive

From non- + adaptive.

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APA

nonadaptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadaptive

MLA

“nonadaptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadaptive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonadaptive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadaptive.

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